Sale 2496 - Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books, December 13, 2018

22 c   (CALIFORNIA — BAY AREA.) Greater Berkeley Land Co. Tapscott Park, the Future Piedmont of Richmond. Color-tinted silver print birds-eye perspective map of Richmond, California surrounded by photo vignettes. 20x35 3 / 4 inches overall, dissected into 14 segments and mounted to period linen; light wear and abrasions along folds. San Francisco: Nahl Studios, circa 1930 [300/500] Early 20th-century panoramic view of Richmond, CA showing the Standard Oil Refinery, Ford Motor Company plant, Pullman railroad car shops, Procter and Gamble, and other industrial sites. At the top of the map is a large yellow section for a proposed “Tapscott Park” adjacent to Berkeley Country Club. Photographs of municipal and residential buildings combine with scenes of bustling local industry to frame the map. 23 c   (CALIFORNIA — OAKLAND.) Green, Charles. Electric Loop Properties in the City of Oakland, Cal. Lithographed panoramic view of Oakland toward the bay and San Francisco. 19 1 / 2 x27 inches overall, dissected into 12 segments and mounted to period linen; worn and stained, printed verso obscured by cloth backing, conservation possible but extensive. Oakland: Phoenix Eng. Co.; and R.S. Kitchener, circa 1915 [250/350] Birds-eye perspective of the Bay Area created as an advertisement vehicle for Oakland real estate agent E.J. Henderson. “Oakland’s Population Triples… City is having Wonderful Growth… A Payment of 10% Down and One Per Cent a Month Buys a Choice Building...” An ink stamp outlines the Chevrolet Plant; the site of the World’s Fair is shown across the bay in San Francisco. 24 c   (CANADA.) Trutch, J.W.; and Launders, J.B. Map of British Columbia to the 56th Parallel, North Latitude. Hand-colored engraved case map dissected into 24 segments and mounted to original linen. 27x39 inches overall, folding into publisher’s 8vo format gilt and blind stamped blue cloth case; covers showing a bit of wear, map generally fine. London: Edward Stanford, 1871 [1,000/1,500] Excellently detailed and visually appealing, this was the first official map of British Columbia after it had recently become the newest province to join the Canadian Confederation in July, 1871; the map was published in October, 1871. 22