Eddy Gerald a (5 results)

Single sheet, 15.5x23.2 cm, folded to make four panels. Printed on blue paper. 1 illustration, 1 map. Promotional leaflet for the 100-acre Camp Richardson Resort on the south shore of Lake Tahoe. Gerald A. Eddy's two-panel map is small but remarkably detailed, showing dozens of tourist facilities lining the lake, as well as points of interest in the region. The Desolation Valley Primitive Area, set aside in 1931, is shown and so named on the map. Vertical fold, front panel dusty. (#172923).

Small 4to. sized 4.5 x 6 in. which opens out into 14 x 24 in. colour pictorial maps by Eddy, self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers of vivid cover art of race car chasing Gilmore lion past the checkered flag (some dustsoiling, wear, very minor chip at upper fore-edge, minor wear to fold creases), still VG- copy. First edition of this very scarce automobile travel map for the West Coast issued by Gilmore Gasoline. After taking over for his father Arthur Gilmore in 1918, Earl Bell Gilmore quickly built the Gilmore Oil Company into the largest on the West Coast, sponsonring auto races, air races, speed record attempts, and the glistening Art Deco Gilmore gas stations were the cleanest and most modern. Gerald Eddy was a noted Los Angeles, CA cartographer whose pictorial maps graced land promotions for Lake Tahoe, the stunning Frank Meline Los Angeles piece, and more. No copies in Worldcat.

Color birds-eye map [46 cm x 78 cm]. Better than very good. Folds as issued. Map drawn by Gerald A. Eddy. Charming birds-eye map produced by the railroad to try to entice tourists to the Mojave, southern Nevada (this was before Las Vegas was "Las Vegas"), and the surrounding area, that was also served by the U.P. and the Utah Parks Company, with the lodges at Bryce, Zion, Cedar Breaks. and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon located. Valley of Fire and Buried City are also located. The reverse contains information on the Dam and area, including descriptions of the location, the hydroelectric capabilities, Boulder City, Las Vegas and recreational suggestions. "Down in the rock-walled recesses of the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, an army of men and a vast array of titan machinery are busily engaged in the construction of one of the greatest engineering project of its kind the world has ever known - Boulder Dam.".

unbound. Map. Lithograph. 9.75 x 8.75 inches. In very good condition. Comes with original glycine printed envelope. Glendale, CA: Fold-O-Globe, (1942). Delightful three dimensional folding globe. Continuous map projection showing the globe in 4 sides. Shows axis controlled areas and British territories. The design was patented by the artist. Gerald Allen Eddy (1889 - 1967) was from Michigan and moved to Southern California in 1902. He worked in Los Angeles as an artist and commercial cartographer.

Folding color process map, 22" x 31", 18 panels of illus. and text on verso, folded size 7.5" x 5.25". A striking post-WWII panoramic map of the Southwest including portions of Nevada and Arizona, as well as California's Death Valley and Utah's Zion, Bryce and Cedar Breaks areas, depicting the vast region accessible via the Union Pacific Railroad, including its mountains, cliffs, washes, plateaus, mines, Hoover and other dams, Nellis Air Force Base, the Atomic Energy Commission testing grounds, Indian reservations, Valley of Fire state park, numerous national parks, forests, and monuments, the Colorado River supplying Lake Mead, and Boulder City and Las Vegas with street grids showing hotel locations. The map ranges from the Grand Canyon in the East to Death Valley and the Yucca Flats in the West; and from Boulder City in the south to Salt Lake City in the North. The Union Pacific Railroad lines are delineated in red; elevations are indicated for mountains and terrain within state and national parks; and bodies of water show depths and state boundaries. Promotional text and colorful illustrations of Las Vegas appear on the verso. An engineering marvel, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead became a tourist attraction during the post-war boom. The project opened up the west for development, providing water from the once-wild Colorado River to the arid Southwest, leading to the expansion of such major cities as Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix, as well as the growth of railroad lines, national recreational areas, and military installations. CONDITION: Good, blue ink routes discreetly traced on Rt. 95 and Rt 89.