California North

£7.95

Laminated and waterproof tourist road map of the northern part of California, with a street plan of central San Francisco, a more detailed map of the Bay Area and the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, and an enlargement for the Yosemite National Park. The map has relief shading and spot heights to show the topography, particularly the Sierra Nevada, with names of numerous peaks and ranges. National parks and protected areas are clearly marked. Road network includes unsurfaced local roads and indicates toll routes. The map highlights various places of interest, campsites and ranger stations, beaches, panoramic views, etc. Coverage extends from Monterey to the Oregon border. No geographical coordinates are provided.

An enlargement at 1:600.000 shows the Yosemite National Park in greater detail. On the reverse is a street plan of central San Francisco covering the area east of the Van Ness Avenue and the Fisherman’s Wharf. The plan shows cable car lines, subway stations, one way streets and car parks, theatres, and other places of interest. A road map at 1:400,000 covers the Bay Area conurbation south to San Jose and the wine growing valleys north of the city and the San Pablo Bay. All the maps and the plan are indexed, with lists of localities/streets, plus sights, public buildings, parks, places of interest, etc. Also included is a small map of USA showing the states and the time zones, plus information on northern California’s climate.

The same cartography is used in double-sided map of the whole state and in a map of Southern California, with additional street plans downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, and downtown San Diego and more detailed road map of the LA conurbation.