Collection of Two Maps and One Envelope

Collection of two original paper folding maps in an envelope. One map is titled, "East Bay Cities: Showing Principal Streets and Roads Used by Automobiles," and was issued by the California Automobile Association. The other map is titled, "Automobile Highways of California," and was issued by Security Trust & Saving Bank. East Bay Cities map: c. 1920s, 3 1/2" x 9 1/4" folded, 13 1/2" x 18 1/2" unfolded. Highways of California map: 1927, 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded, 27" x 17" unfolded. East Bay Cities map is very clean and intact except for moderate age toning and slight wear to extremities. Highways of California map is relatively more fragile and has moderate age toning and splitting along fold lines. Envelope is fragile and damaged; it has splitting along edges, darkening, dampstains, and two residual pieces of paper stuck on front and back. Each map and overall collection are Very Good. This is a collection of two folding maps laid in a brown paper California State Automobile Association envelope. "East Bay Cities" map shows a road map of Bay Area cities on one side fully opened. The verso of the map features reminders about traffic laws and safety and a few paragraphs about the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda. "Highways of California" map actually includes five maps. When fully opened, a central road map titled, "Automobile Road Map of The Los Angeles Region," is printed on one side. The other smaller (each about on one panel) road maps on the verso are titled, "Map of Central California," "Routes to and Through the Imperial Valley," "Map of San Diego County," and "Map of Territory North and West of Los Angeles." Text on the Highways of California map is brief and comprises mostly promotional text about Security Trust & Savings Bank.…