49 Panoramic Antique City Maps of California CD PMCA1 Start Price USD 9.97 Current Price USD 9.97 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 12, 2008 End Time Friday, December 12, 2008 Location St. Augustine, FL 32084 See more about '49 Panoramic Antique City Maps of California CD PMCA1' Description 49 Rare Antique Panoramic Maps of  California on CD-Rom   To learn more about our product line contact us at help@ushistoricalarchive.com The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (1847 to 1929.) Known also as bird's-eye views, perspective maps, and aero views, panoramic maps are nonphotographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Although not generally drawn to scale, they show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. Panoramic maps were frequently commissioned by a chamber of commerce or real estate agency and were often subscribed to by various members of the rising middle class who displayed views of their hometown with great civic pride. These maps reveal much about the great contrasts and contradictions of the industrial age and the progressive era. (San Francisco, CA 1878) Panoramic maps graphically depict the vibrant life of a city. Harbors are shown choked with ships, often to the extent of constituting hazards to navigation. Trains speed along railroad tracks, at times on the same roadbed with locomotives and cars headed in the opposite direction. People and horsedrawn carriages fill the streets, and smoke belches from the stacks of industrial plants. Urban and industrial development in post-Civil War America is vividly portrayed in the maps. Preparation of panoramic maps involved a vast amount of painstakingly detailed labor. For each project a frame or projection was developed, showing in perspective the pattern of streets. The artist then walked in the street, sketching buildings, trees, and other features to present a complete and accurate landscape as though seen from an elevation of 2,000 to 3,000 feet. This CD Contains 49 panoramic maps of California.Here is a list of all the cities and dates represented on this CD 1. Auburn 1887? 2. Bakersfield c1901 3. Berkeley 1909? 4. Coronado 188-? 5. Eureka 1902 6. Fresno 1901 7. Healdsburg / Russian River Valley    1876 8. Lakeport 1888 9. Los Angeles 1871 10. Los Angeles / Brooklyn Hights      1877 11. Los Angeles / Wilmington (Los      Angeles) / Santa Monica 1877 12. Los Angeles 1888 13. Los Angeles 1891 14. Los Angeles 1894 15. Los Angeles 1909 16. Oakland 1899 17. Pasadena 1903 18. Placerville 1888 19. Sacramento 1850 20. Sacramento 1850 21. Sacramento 189-?22. San Diego 1876 23. San Francisco 1846/1847 24. San Francisco 1851 25. San Francisco 1855 26. San Francisco 186027. San Francisco 1862 28. San Francisco 1864 29. San Francisco 1868 30. San Francisco 1875 31. San Francisco 1876 32. San Francisco 1878 33. San Gabriel 1893? 34. San Jacinto 1886 35. San Jose 1869 36. San Jose 1875 37. San Jose 1901 38. San Mateo 1905 39. San Pedro 1905? 40. Santa Barbara 187741. Santa Barbara 1896 42. Santa Barbara 1898 43. Santa Rosa 1876 44. Shasta 1856 45. Stockton 1895 46. Stockton 1895 47. Stockton 1895 48. Stockton 1895 49. Yreka 1884 Each image on the CD is a super high resolution scan of the original map and software that is included in the CD lets you view the map in any degree of detail you want - anything from postcard sized all the way to wall sized - complete with features to allow you to manipulate the map in a wide variety of ways - even printing out the entire map or just a portion of it to your printer in any size you want. Additional Map Samples Here is an example of the level of enlargement that is possible with this special viewing program. It clearly shows how it goes from postcard sized to incredible detail. (Smallest size of this image) (Small portion enlarged 2 times) (Small portion enlarged 4 times) (Small portion enlarged 5 times - this enlargement represents the full original size of the map when printed at full scale.) As you can see from the series of images, each map contains a wealth of interesting details to explore. A panoramic map cd is great for the entire family. Here are just a few possibilities The CD is a great way to study the history of your town or city with your children. Imagine being able to look at a map this old and being able to find your childhood (or even current) house. And what a great gift for the family historian or geneaologist to be able to see the old neighborhoods exactly as they were. And imagine the thrill of being able to share this map CD as a gift to your relatives to bring back memories of the good old days and remember old friends in their childhood neighborhood. **~~IMPORTANT~~**Computer Requirements for Running this CD You must either have a PC running Windows 98 or newer (NT, XP, ME, etc.) or a MAC running OS X or later. Additionally, you will need to install the special viewing software (MrSid) which is included on your CD. MrSid is a special software map viewer program that allows you to view these maps in incredible detail. It also allows you to manipulate/select portions or the entirety of the map for printing or exporting in TIF format to work on the map in your favorite graphics program if you wish. Shipping & Handling Details Domestic Shipping: $1.51 CDs are shipped in cardboard CD mailers via First Class US Postal Service. 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