Hill's Map of Los Angeles Printed Area Measurement_35.5 x 46.5 cm

Hill's Map of Los Angeles Printed Area Measurement_35.5 x 46.5 cmHill's Los Angeles City Map and Tourist Guide This detailed city plan of Los Angeles is bordered by an extensive street index. A legend identifies the lines of the Los Angeles Railway (Yellow Cars), Pacific Electric Railway (Red Cars), bus lines, railroads, and city boundaries. There are five smaller maps on the verso, including Santa Monica, the San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles Theatre & Shopping District. Our example is an early edition of a

It was the first atlas of the British Isles

a little marginal fraying

This map of South Africa

dog-eared pages

This map of the Netherlands was prepared for Playfair’s New General Atlas

and a detailed explanation beneath the map clears up the finer points

the ‘uniquefold’ series also included Lee's map of Wales and maps of Cornwall

initially neutral

Worms and Baynton Williams (‘Dictionary of British Map Engravers’) suggest that the engraver ‘J

Internal dating evidence supports the idea that the environs map was published at the same time

Some sort of liaison between the railway companies and the Royal Household seems likely

it appears to be a form of the Perry surname