California (Santa Barbara County) Santa Barbara Special Map Pacific States Vancouver and his officers drew

Vancouver and his officers drew these views while traveling northwards to begin their epic 1791-1794 explorations of the Pacific Northwest

Dissected and linen-backed

The present map is engraved on a single thick sheet in "Imperial Folio" size

landing and road to Los Angeles

California (Santa Barbara County) Santa Barbara Special Map Pacific States Vancouver and his officers drewAn early and striking USGS Topo map with some interesting early Santa Barbara details. Verso has a "Description of The Topographic Map of The United States" with a great story about our country's mapping and an index of conventional signs (map elements and notations).