Download or read book San Francisco in Maps Views written by Sally Byrne Woodbridge and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Download or read book Historic Maps and Views of San Francisco written by Granger Collection and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic Maps and Views of San Francisco contains twenty-four historic maps and views of San Francisco and its environs?dating from the 1800s through the present?ready for framing in a custom format or in a standard 11? x 14? frame. These stunning and fascinating images from The Granger Collection showcase San Francisco when it was still known as Yerba Buena, maps and ariel views of the expansion after the Gold Rush, a turn-of-the century photo of Chinatown at midnight, the Tower of Jewels at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, and the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Each image's original printing information is provided, as well as additional information that places it in historic context and further illuminates its qualities. Each image is exquisitely reproduced to show off its color and detail. The perfect gift for lovers of travel, history, or art. Other titles in this series include: Historic Maps and Views of Boston Historic Maps and Views of Chicago Historic Maps and Views of the Old South Historic Maps and Views of New York Historic Maps and Views of London Historic Maps and Views of Rome Historic Maps and View of Paris

Download or read book Infinite City written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What makes a place? Rebecca Solnit reinvents the traditional atlas, searching for layers of meaning & connections of experience across San Francisco.

Download or read book American Cities written by Paul E. Cohen and published by Editions Assouline. This book was released on 2005 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating way to explore cities is through historic maps and views. It is while deciphering its creation and development that one uncovers the true spirit of a city. 'American cities' features nine of this country’s metropolises; cities that are thriving urban centers with colorful histories rich in graphic representation - Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New Orleans, St Louis, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. The maps and views reproduced for each city turn the book into a journey of both form and content.

Download or read book San Francisco in Maps written by Sally B. Woodbridge and published by Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco in Mapsdocuments the evolution of this fascinating and beautiful city through 72 breathtaking antiquarian maps, spanning four centuries. The gorgeous maps, many of them hand colored and rarely seen, bring alive the history of this vibrant city. These maps range from the early days when they served to aid ship navigation of this unfamiliar and frequently foggy harbor; to the gold rush era in the mid-1800s, when the city's population grew exponentially and it saw the beginnings of neighborhoods like Chinatown, many of which persist to today; to the period before and after the great earthquake of 1906, which destroyed 80 percent of the city, and from out of which modern San Francisco emerged.

Download or read book Cool Gray City of Love written by Gary Kamiya and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A kaleidoscopic tribute to San Francisco by a life-long Bay Area resident and co-founder of Salon explores specific city sites including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Land's End sea cliffs while tying his visits to key historical events. By the author of Shadow Knights. 30,000 first printing.

Download or read book A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress. Map Division and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A List of Maps of America in the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress. Division of Maps and Charts and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Monthly Bulletin written by San Francisco (Calif.). Free Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Detroit in 50 Maps written by Alex B. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are thousands of different ways to map a city. Roads, bridges, and railways help you navigate the twists and turns, topography gives you the lay of the land, and population growth shows you its changing fortunes. But the best maps let you feel what that city's really like. Detroit in 50 Maps deconstructs the Motor City in surprising new ways. Track where new coffee shops and coworking spaces have opened and closed in the last five years. Find the areas with the highest concentrations of pizzerias, Coney Island hot dog shops, or ring-necked pheasants. In each colorful map, you'll find a new perspective on one of America's most misunderstood cities and the people who live here.

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Download or read book San Francisco Lithographer written by Robert J. Chandler and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grafton Tyler Brown—whose heritage was likely one-eighth African American—finessed his way through San Francisco society by passing for white. Working in an environment hostile to African American achievement, Brown became a successful commercial artist and businessman in the rough-and-tumble gold rush era and the years after the Civil War. Best known for his bird’s-eye cityscapes, he also produced and published maps, charts, and business documents, and he illustrated books, sheet music, advertisements, and labels for cans and other packaging. This biography by a distinguished California historian gives an underappreciated artist and his work recognition long overdue. Focusing on Grafton Tyler Brown’s lithography and his life in nineteenth-century San Francisco, Robert J. Chandler offers a study equally fascinating as a business and cultural history and as an introduction to Brown the artist. Chandler’s contextualization of Brown’s career goes beyond the issue of race. Showing how Brown survived and flourished as a businessman, Chandler offers unique insight into the growth of printing and publishing in California and the West. He examines the rise of lithography, its commercial and cultural importance, and the competition among lithographic companies. He also analyzes Brown’s work and style, comparing it to the products of rival firms. Brown was not respected as a fine artist until after his death. Collectors of western art and Americana now recognize the importance of Californiana and of Brown’s work, some of which depicts Portland and the Pacific Northwest, and they will find Chandler’s checklist, descriptions, and reproductions of Brown’s ephemera—including billheads and maps—as uniquely valuable as Chandler’s contribution to the cultural and commercial history of California. In an afterword, historian Shirley Ann Wilson Moore discusses the circumstances and significance of passing in nineteenth-century America.

Download or read book Some Cities and San Francisco and Resurgam written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About rebuilding San Francisco after the earthquake and fire of 1906.

Download or read book Gold Mountain Big City written by Jim Schein and published by Cameron Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique character of San Francisco's Chinatown is revealed in a historical map and fascinating photographs This colorful and playful time capsule of San Francisco's Chinatown shares the stories of the unique businesses, culture, and people encountered by map illustrator Ken Cathcart between 1939 and 1955. Each quadrant of the map, supplemented by never-before-seen black-and-white photographs and meticulous research, drops the reader into a world of curious characters that reveals a glimpse of the immigration story so universal to America in both its celebratory aspects and its darkness.