California with Inset of the San Francisco Bay & South East Region

C.S. Hammond & Co.

California with Inset of the San Francisco Bay and South East Region

From: Hammond's New Era Atlas of the World

New York: C.S. Hammond & Co., 1910

Original Hand-Colored Lithograph

Paper Dimensions:10.25 x 13.25 in

Displaying the southeastern region of California which includes San Bernadino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties. Including the borders of Mexico, Nevada and Arizona.This fine map of California show the region of the early 20th century as California is developing into a defined state. 

C.S. Hammond & Company was founded in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York by Caleb Stillson Hammond. He had previously headed Rand McNally's New York office since 1894. The company was privately owned by the Hammond Family, evolving into the digital age, until its assets were acquired by  Langenscheidt Publishers Inc. in 1999.