Bring a true frontier-era statement to your walls with this State of California map (dated 1857) — a beautifully detailed antique reproduction from the decade when California was still being rapidly mapped, settled and transformed. It’s the post–Gold Rush world of boomtowns and stage routes, growing coastal ports, and a state still defining itself on paper. With crisp cartographic linework and classic mid-19th-century typography, it’s the kind of map you can spend ages reading: tracing place names, following early routes, and spotting regions before modern sprawl reshaped the landscape.
A perfect piece for collectors of antique US maps, lovers of California history, and anyone styling a study, office, library, hallway, or gallery wall with heritage character — and a brilliant gift for Californians (or anyone who left a piece of their heart on the West Coast).
This is an edited reproduction of an antique map, created using antique and public domain source imagery.
Print quality
Printed on 300gsm fine art cotton rag paper using archival pigment-based inks for superb detail and longevity.
Mounting & Framing
Mounts are antique white by default (black mounts are available — leave a note with your order if you prefer black).
Frame details:
• Black/White — 20mm wide, 15mm deep
• Dark Rosewood — 35mm wide, 15mm deep
• Walnut Gold — 28mm wide, 14mm deep
Frames include perspex glazing and MDF backs. As wood is a natural material, variations in tone and grain may occur.
Not all sizes are available mounted. Sizes refer to the print area.
