Tourist Motor Map of California: The Paradise of the Motorist
Los Angeles: Paul C. Brown Printing Co., ca. 1920. Single sheet (17" x 22" folded to 3 3/4" x 8 1/2"). with wear expected from use, minor splitting along folds; Good example of an early automobile map and guide for the motoring tourist in California. Item #22885
One full side is a detailed driving map of California (insets San Francisco and Bay Area) printed in black with missions, garages, restaurants, hotels, banks, tourist attractions, and other advertisers along with distance between towns and city populations in red; distance from Los Angeles in black and distance from San Francisco in white. Verso is devoted to Los Angeles (population 600,000) ; Chatsworth to the NE, Newport Baech to the S; Hemet to the SE and Big Bear Lake to th E. (with insets of 'Central Los Angeles' and 'How to Get Out of Los Angeles') with panel of 'Game Laws of California.' Personalized advertisement for "Stilwell Car & Supply Co... Automobiles For Rent without Drivers.. We are the largest concern of our kind in the World."
Price: $50.00