This original 1856 map shows San Francisco at its birth, in the age of the Gold Rush, when it was still a rural backwater. This iconic map has been widely printed for mass distribution and the original itself rarely shows up as most didn’t survive over the years. It was originally folded up and contained in the as part of a book, The History of the World, Vol. 2., printed by Henry Bill. It is clearly dated “1856”. It shows the city as a small settlement on sandy hills, along with sailing ships in the Bay. There is a key along the bottom portion identifying various landmarks. A unique piece of history for anyone interested in early Americana, California history and American history and would look really great framed and matted. Unlike other surviving pieces, this one has only one small tear, in the margin, which would disappear under a mat. She has done miraculous work on damaged lithographs for me in the past. However, it would look just great as is once framed. The item “GENUINE 1856 MAP OF San Francisco, PUBLISHED BY H. BILL SAME YEAR” is in sale since Saturday, April 3, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\North America Maps”. The seller is “runningman” and is located in San Francisco, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
- Cartographer/Publisher: Henry Bill
- Printing Technique: N/A
- Original/Reproduction: Original print
- Format: originally part of a book
- Type: vintage antique map
- Year: 1856
- US State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Date Range: 1856
- Country/Region: San Francisco, CA