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  • Publisher: City Designs Firm CA,
  • Published: [c1990s.] , [San Francisco],
[San Francisco],: City Designs Firm CA,, [c1990s.]. 540 by 770mm. (21.25 by 30.25 inches).. Chromolithograph plan. This map depicts an aerial view of Palo Alto with bold graphics and decorative detail. The view highlights the city with stylised depictions of local businesses, landmarks, and streets. Throughout the map there are small caricature depictions of figures and accompanying slogans, as well as business logos and advertisements. The bottom of the map includes a key of the local businesses with addresses and phone numbers. Part of the Stanford University campus is shown in the lower left hand corner of the map. City Design, a professional graphic art company, was active in the 1980s and 1990s providing maps of various cities and areas across California with its characteristically playful designs. The firm also produced jigsaw puzzles of its maps which it advertised as 'a visual time capsule.' The same firm created another version of the Palo Alto map in 1989. We have been unable to trace another version of this map. The New York Public Library holds four maps by the firm, while the Library of Congress holds one.

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Daniel Crouch Rare Books is specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books.Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition. We are members of the following trade associations: The Antiquarian Bookseller's Association (ABA); The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA); Confédération Internationale des Négociantes en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA); The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD); and The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). Daniel and Nick are also both members of The Company of Art Scholars, Dealers, and Collectors.
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