Oct 15, 2020 - Sale 2547

Sale 2547 - Lot 144

Price Realized: $ 1,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

JO MORA (1876-1947)

CITY OF SAN DIEGO / GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. 1928.


29 1/2x24 inches, 75x61 cm. The Marston Company, San Diego.
Condition B+: time-staining in margins; minor creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.

"Characterized by exquisite drawing, rich color, and great charm, Mora's maps revealed a deep knowledge of Western American history and culture. His maps formed the most important collection of pictorial cartography done by any artist of one particular region of the United States" (Picturing america p. 28-9). This map of San Diego was published by the Marston Company in celebration of its Golden Anniversary.