Del Monte – Pacific Grove – Pebble Beach
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Early road map of the Monterrey Peninsula in California, issued by the Hotel Del Monte.
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Description
Prior to its association with the world famous golf course, Pebble Beach was a quaint retreat on California’s Monterey Peninsula. The lodge was purchased by Samuel Finley Brown Morse, ‘The Duke of Del Monte’, in 1919 and was incorporated into his extensive real estate holdings in the area.
This promotional brochure was issued shortly after the acquisition, and advertises the Lodge at Pebble Beach, the Pacific Grove Hotel and the Del Monte Hotel as “under the same management.” The centerfold map provides a colorful overview of the Peninsula, with its celebrated 17 mile drive highlighted in red and other ‘scenic boulevards’ shown in blue.
The image was drawn by Worthington Gates and printed in Oakland by the Kelley-Davis Company.
Map Details
Publication Date: c. 1920
Author: Worthington Gates
Sheet Width (in): 24.00
Sheet Height (in): 8.90
Condition: B-
Condition Description: Originally folded into a six panel brochure. Moderate to severe wear along fold lines, including a few spots of separation (repaired on verso) and small edge tears. There is one area within the image immediately below Pebble Beach where the map had torn and been repaired with archival tape. Despite the issues, the map remains in decent shape, with bright color on a sheet that's largely intact.
$95.00
1 in stock