COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Putnam, Claude G.
Author:
Woodward, Arthur
Date:
1953
Short Title:
Covers: Southern California : sunshine empire and Golden Coast
Publisher:
Roads To Romance Assn, Inc.
Publisher Location:
Long Beach, Calif.
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
22
Obj Width cm:
9
Note:
Pictorial map of Southern California, on sheet 56x89, Folded into self wrappers 21.5x9. Relief shown pictorially. Extends from Malibu Beach, Topanga Canyon and Mission San Fernando to Ensenada, centered on San Juan Capistrano in the west. Death Valley, Las Vegas, Needles, Parker Dam, the Salton Sea, to the Arizona boarder on the east. Covers the counties of San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial. It shows missions, places of interest and historically significant events in the region including Anza Trail 1774-76, and Butterfield Trail 1858. On verso cover title, descriptive text "Historic roads to Romance", and map Road map to the roads to romance, it is filled with information and illustrations highlighting the recreational activities in the area including Knott's Ghost Town, Lake Arrowhead and Newport Harbor, etc. The Roads to Romance series ran during the 1940's and 1950's to promote tourism in Southern California.
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
(Covers to) Ride The Roads To Romance along the Golden Coast and thru the Sunshine Empire of Southern California. Copyright. 1953 by Roads To Romance Assn, Inc. David Olmsted, Secy. Municipal auditorium, Long Beach 2, Calif. (on verso ) Historic road to romance : Cartography, Claude G. Putnam - Research, Arthur Woodward ... Copyright 1953 by Roads to Romance Association, Inc. ... David Olmsted, Secretary ... (cover title) Southern California's Sunshine Empire and Golden Coast.
List No:
8621.001
Series No:
1
Engraver or Printer:
Olmsted, David
Publication Author:
Putnam, Claude G.
Publication Author:
Woodward, Arthur
Pub Date:
1953
Pub Title:
Ride The Roads To Romance along the Golden Coast and thru the Sunshine Empire of Southern California. Copyright. 1953 by Roads To Romance Assn, Inc. David Olmsted, Secy. Municipal auditorium, Long Beach 2, Calif. (on verso ) Historic road to romance : Cartography, Claude G. Putnam - Research, Arthur Woodward ... Copyright 1953 by Roads to Romance Association, Inc. ... David Olmsted, Secretary ... (cover title) Southern California's Sunshine Empire and Golden Coast.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8621.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
22
Pub Width cm:
9
Image No:
8621001.jp2
Authors:
Putnam, Claude G.; Woodward, Arthur
Link To Source
Covers: Southern California : sunshine empire and Golden Coast
