2007

Nevada City, CA Map, etc. c1930s-50s (3) [180880]

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maps, Atlases & Globes Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 250.00 USD
Nevada City, CA Map, etc. c1930s-50s (3)  [180880]
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This Nevada City, CA, collection of three includes a 22" x 17.5" rare caricature map of Nevada City, c1950s. The lot also includes letterhead (3) from Schreiber's Café in Nevada City, Ernest Schreiber, Proprietor, est. 1911; and a card sent from Germany to Nevada City, c1938, canceled with three stamps.
This fun map was the work of Nevada City printmaker and painter George Mathis. Mathis moved to Nevada City in 1948 and opened a successful lithography studio, as well as a gallery that he and his wife Jean ran together. His prolific career included illustration work for the Aerojet Corporation in Sacramento, where he became known for his depictions of space, sketching the Gemini and Apollo space missions. He died in Santa Clara, CA, in 1977. Nevada City California