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Map of Death Valley. 11 x 17 inches, printed in brown ink. Inset map shows major highway routes to Death Valley. Recto with tourist information and a mileage chart. Folding with front panel reading "Convenient Route Map to Death Valley". Cartography by Howard Burke. Very good. The Death Valley Hotel Company owned Furnace Creek Inn.…

Very good. Some edge wear. Size 35.75 x 23.5 Inches. This is a 1972/1974 U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of Death Valley National Monument at the border of California and Nevada. A Closer Look Depicting from Scottys Junction and the Nellis Air Force Range in the north to the Fort Irwin Military reservation in the south, contour lines present the region's forbidding topography in detail. Mountains throughout are identified, and their elevations given. The region's scant, intermittent lakes, streams, and rivers are indicated, including Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the United States. Towns and villages are also labeled, and dashed lines illustrate county and reservation borders, while the boundary of the National Monument is prominently indicated. Settlements along the few roads spanning the monument are marked along with wells and hotels along the routes. Roads include CA SR 190, formerly the Eichbaum Toll Road - the first established road to cross Death Valley. In the area surrounding the park are many mines - borate, lead, gold, silver, copper, and lead. Many features have colorful names, such as the 'Devil's Golf Course,' which is not a golf course but a desolate field of jagged little hills made of salt that have been eroded over centuries to look like a landscape from an alien world. Death Valley National Park On February 11, 1933, President Herbert Hoover created a nearly two-million-acre national monument in Death Valley. The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the earliest improvements to the park, grading 500 miles of roads, installing telegraph and water lines, and constructing seventy-six buildings. Designated a biosphere reserve in 1994, Death Valley National Monument was expanded by 1.3 million acres on October 31, 1994, and redesignated as Death Valley National Park - the largest national park in the contiguous United States (larger than Rhode Island or Delaware and almost as large as Connecticut). Publication History and Census This map was published by the U.S. Geological Survey. It was compiled in 1972 and revised in 1974. It is well represented in institutional collections, though the frequent updating of the map in the 1970s has led to somewhat confused cataloging of the various editions. References: OCLC 21012479.…

Very good. Some light foxing. Size 36 x 12.75 Inches. This is a 1972/1977 U.S. Geological Survey topographic map of Death Valley National Monument, at the border of California and Nevada. Depicting from Scottys Junction and the Nellis Air Force Range in the north to the Fort Irwin Military reservation in the south, contour lines present the region's forbidding topography in striking detail. A Closer Look Mountains throughout are identified and their elevations given. The regions scant, intermittent lakes and streams and rivers are indicated, including Badwater Basin, the lowest elevation in the United States. Towns and villages are labeled as well and dashed lines illustrate county and reservation borders, and the boundary of the National Monument are prominently indicated. Settlements along the few roads spanning the monument are marked along with wells, and hotels along the routes. Roads include CA SR 190, formerly the Eichbaum Toll Road - the first established road to cross Death Valley. In the area surrounding the park are many mines - borate, lead, gold, silver, copper, and lead have all been extracted here. Many features have colorful names, such as the 'Devil's Golf Course,' which is not a golf course at all, but a desolate field of jagged little hills made of salt that have been eroded over centuries to look like a landscape from an alien world. Death Valley National Park On February 11, 1933, President Herbert Hoover created a nearly two-million-acre national monument in Death Valley. The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the earliest improvements to the park, grading 500 miles of roads, installing telegraph and water lines, and constructing seventy-six buildings. Designated a biosphere reserve in 1994, Death Valley National Monument was expanded by 1.3 million acres on October 31, 1994, and redesignated as Death Valley National Park - the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Publication History and Census This map was published in 1978 by the U.S. Geological Survey; it was surveyed in 1972, and revised in 1977. The map is well represented in institutional collections. References: OCLC 41264024.…

Very good. Light toning along original centerfold. Size 15.75 x 7.5 Inches. A scarce separately issued map of Death Valley and surroundings near the border of California and Nevada, produced c. 1930 by the Automobile Club of Southern California. It captures the region at a moment of transition from an isolated base for scattered mining operations to a tourist attraction known for its hot springs and stunning natural beauty. A Closer Look Oriented towards the northwest, the map covers the area between Beatty, Nevada ('the Gateway to Death Valley') and Shoshone, California near the border of Inyo and San Bernardino County. Death Valley and the Amargosa River are marked out in a strip down the center of the map, with elevations below sea level noted at various points. On either side of the valley are mountains, canyons, springs, wells, mills, and mining operations, especially directed at extracting borax. Many features have colorful names, such as the 'Devil's Golf Course,' which is not a golf course at all, but a desolate field of jagged little hills made of salt that have been eroded over centuries to look like a landscape from an alien world. Several towns are indicated around the valley; these rose and fell with mining operations, and most are now ghost towns or nearly so. Two locations are named after Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, long-time general manager of the Pacific Coast Borax Company, the largest operation in Death Valley in the late 19th and early 20th century. At the same time, the appearance of the Stovepipe Wells Hotel and Furnace Creek Inn point to the future of Death Valley as a tourist attraction and refuge for convalescents. The First Proper Road through Death Valley The unsigned road running north-south along the valley is noted at left as 'toll road'; this was the Eichbaum Toll Road, named after its creator Herman Eichbaum. After several attempts to build a toll road in the early 1920s, Eichbaum was finally able to construct and open this road in 1926 (today it is CA SR 190). Other paved (thick bold lines) and unpaved (thin lines) roads are also marked. Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Also notable is the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, which was meant to connect Tonopah, Nevada (north of Beatty) with San Diego, but which never reached either intended terminus on its own rails. Like limited earlier attempts to build a railroad through Death Valley, the Tonopah and Tidewater was primarily designed to move borax. The main line intersected with a narrow-gauge branch line to Ryan, California (formerly the Death Valley Railroad) at Death Valley Junction (also known as Amargosa). Ryan was a classic company town built around a borax mine that became a ghost town when mining operations shut down (the remnants of the town are now owned by the Death Valley Conservancy). From Hellhole to Tourist Haven Death Valley was named by early gold rush-era emigrants from the eastern United States who were stuck in the valley for several harrowing weeks and barely managed to survive. In the late 19th century, operations were established to extract salts, borate, and talc, and later gold, silver, copper, and lead. However, the climate was so harsh and infrastructure so underdeveloped that 'twenty mule teams' (actually two horses and eighteen mules) were required to brave travel through the valley, or, in later periods, to get borax to the rudimentary mining railroads built there. The borax mines and other operations declined over the course of the early 20th century, but soon afterwards, tourists began flocking to Death Valley's springs. Eccentric millionaires built elaborate Spanish Revival homes in the region, movie stars began to extol its virtues, and the Stovepipe Wells Hotel and Furnace Creek Inn noted here became famous throughout the Southwest. This tourism boom was made possible by the increasing use of automobiles and the improvement of roads, such as they were, to and through Death Valley, neatly aligning with the interes.…

Very good. Molded plastic mounted on paper. Size 10.5 x 7.5 Inches. This is an unusual c. 1968 three-dimensional raised relief model of Death Valley National Monument (now a national park) along the California-Nevada border. It demonstrates the uniquely dramatic and harsh terrain of the region, where extreme temperatures at its lowest points (well below sea level) have led it to be dubbed 'the hottest place on earth.' A Closer Look The model covers the national monument area in southeastern California and western Nevada, from Scotty's Castle, Rhyolite, and Beatty in the north to Trona and Saratoga Spring in the south. In addition to highways and larger towns, twelve locations are numbered on the model, corresponding to an index on the accompanying sheet. As the sheet explains, the plastic model expresses the drastic changes in elevation within the national monument area, from nearly 300 feet below sea level near Badwater to more than 11,000 feet at Telescope Peak, a mere 15 miles away. Additional geological, ecological, and historical information on the Death Valley region is included on the sheet. This model was most likely used for educational purposes and originated from the national monument itself. The U.S. Geological Survey had produced raised relief models from its early years in the late 19th century, and the National Park Service followed suit after its creation in 1916. The increased use of plastic and better production methods made the creation of such works much easier in the 20th century. Often these models were large and stationary, displayed permanently or semi-permanently in park visitors centers, but the present example is much more portable. Death Valley National Park On February 11, 1933, President Herbert Hoover created a nearly two-million-acre national monument in Death Valley. The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the earliest improvements to the park, grading 500 miles of roads, installing telegraph and water lines, and constructing seventy-six buildings. Designated a biosphere reserve in 1994, Death Valley National Monument was expanded by 1.3 million acres on October 31, 1994, and redesignated as Death Valley National Park - the largest national park in the contiguous United States (larger than Rhode Island or Delaware and almost as large as Connecticut). Publication History and Census This model was prepared by the Death Valley Natural History Association in conjunction with the National Park Service. The actual maker is indicated at bottom-left, but its name is difficult to discern; it may be the Lange Co., a Colorado-based firm that made ski shoes and other molded plastic ski equipment around the same time. The model is undated but was one of several such raised relief models of National Parks produced during the late 1960s, some of which (including the present work) are cataloged in the OCLC among the holdings of the University of California, Los Angeles. References: OCLC 39631028. …

Very good. Light wear along original fold lines. Text and printed images on verso. Attached to original guidebook. Size 8.5 x 15.5 Inches. This is a 1934 Gerald Eddy pictorial map of Death Valley, California. Issued just year after Death Valley National Monument was chartered, this is one of the earliest obtainable touristic presentations of the dramatic desert. A Closer Look Depicting from Mount Whitney to Boulder (Hoover) Dam, a prominent red line marks the boundaries of Death Valley National Monument. Important sites are marked within the park, including Bad Water at 280 feet below sea level (the lowest place in North America) and the Park Headquarters. Distances between all these landmarks are noted, with main roads highlighted in red. Both the Furnace Creek Inn (located inside the National Monument) and the Amargosa Hotel (which are promoted in the booklet) are marked by large block lettering, making them more easily noticed. A view of the Furnace Creek Hotel occupies an inset in the upper right corner. A second inset along the bottom border situates Death Valley regionally, providing distances from San Francisco, Oakland, Monterey, Los Angeles, and other major cities in central California. Death Valley Thought to be the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley has the lowest elevation in North America, despite being only 85 miles from Mount Whitney, the highest point in the United States. In 1933, Death Valley National Monument was established and the valley was in the early stages of its transformation into a protected and recognized area of natural significance. This period was marked by a gradual increase in public awareness and interest, driven in part by the allure of its extreme conditions and unique landscape. The valley, known for being the hottest and driest area in North America, captivated visitors with its stark beauty, comprising salt flats, sand dunes, badlands, valleys, canyons, and mountains. Despite its harsh environment, Death Valley was home to a variety of resilient flora and fauna adapted to the extreme climate. The region's history was rich with tales of Native Americans, miners, and pioneers who braved the challenging conditions in search of resources or passage. In 1934, the infrastructure to support tourism was minimal, with few roads and basic facilities, reflecting its status as a newly designated national monument still in the early stages of development. Publication History and Census This map was drawn by Gerald Eddy and published in a promotional booklet for Death Valley hotels and other attractions. We note a single cataloged example of the present edition in OCLC which is part of the collection at the Newberry Library. An example of the 1938 edition of the booklet (with the same 1934 date given for the Eddy map) is part of the David Rumsey Map Collection. References: OCLC 1030750076.…

1st Edition. Average. Wear along original fold lines. Infill at some fold intersections. Verso repairs. Priced accordingly. Size 22 x 14 Inches. A blend of the comic and the practical, this is a 1950 Jolly Lindgren larger format pictorial map of Death Valley National Monument. This is one of the rarer of Lindgren's 'Hysterical' map series, which gained popularity against the grim backdrop of first the Great Depression and World War II. A Closer Look 'Hysterical' vignettes and captions throughout provide humorous commentary on Death Valley. A bleached animal skull appears beneath the phrase 'hot and dry' and provides the comment 'you tellin' me' not far from another skeletal creature screaming 'Anybody got a piece of water!'. A tourist on his belly pants for a Coca-Cola. Lindgren identifies Dead Man's Pass outside the park and says as an aside 'Do dead men make passes?' The subtitle for the map is 'Or Curtains Hollow, Croak Gully, or Belly-Up Valley'. A road between Ubehebe Crater and Race Track is labeled simply as 'This is a lousy road'. On the more serious side, Lindgren marks hotels and other important locations. He identifies mines and landmarks both inside and outside the park. Also, written in prominent lettering at top center is the warning 'Motorists: Check with a Ranger before driving on unpaved roads'. Death Valley National Park On February 11, 1933, President Herbert Hoover created a nearly two-million-acre national monument in Death Valley. The Civilian Conservation Corps was responsible for the earliest improvements to the park, grading 500 miles of roads, installing telegraph and water lines, and constructing seventy-six buildings. Designated a biosphere reserve in 1994, Death Valley National Monument was expanded by 1.3 million acres on October 31, 1994, and redesignated as Death Valley National Park - the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Lindgren's 'Hysterical' Maps Between roughly 1930 and 1950, Hjalmer 'Jolly' Lindgren (1895 - September 1952) and his brother Oscar 'Ott' Lindgren (1893 - 1967) issued a series of 'Hysterical Maps' detailing American national parks and monuments. Jolly was the artist while his brother, Oscar, ran the business side. Jolly imagined the maps as comic relief, as well as a reminder of the world's most beautiful places during both the Great Depression and the subsequent World War II (1939 - 1945) era. He wrote, 'What this country needs now is something to put a smile on people's faces.' The maps are graphically interesting and intended, as the titles suggest, to amuse. The brothers focused on producing maps of popular tourist attractions, and the great national parks of the West were an obvious choice. They produced maps of Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Glacier, Zion, Bryce Canyon and others through the early 1940s. Some were also issued as postcards. Today, Lindgren's larger maps are highly desirable, and many are extremely rare. There is no complete census of Lindgren's full corpus. Publication History and Census/h6 This map was created by Jolly Lindgren and first published by Lindgren Brothers in 1948. The present 1950 edition, published by Lindgren-Turner Company, is an expanded second edition, larger, more lavishly produced, and with more content than the first edition. In any edition, this is one of the hardest-to-find Lindgren maps. References: Rumsey 6786.000. OCLC 276907105.…