"San Francisco", Bill, Henry

Subject: San Francisco, California
Period: 1855 (dated)
Publication: History of the World
Color: Hand Color
Size: 7.8 x 15.9

An early and justly famous view of San Francisco. Thirteen points of interest are listed and keyed to the view including Contra Costa in the distance, the California Exchange, the Marine Telegraph, etc. The harbor is filled with ships and the city's growth is already evident. A remarkable, historical, early and very desirable tinted lithographic view. Printed on a full sheet that measures 17.3 x 10.3".

References: Reps (Views) #272.
Condition: A
Issued folding with a few spots of foxing in the image and a minor edge tear confined to the left blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape.