Old City Plan of Long Beach, California by Dewey, 1910: Pine Ave, Anaheim St, Broadway, Pacific Ocean, Brick Yard Size:18x24in (45x60cm) INDIA & CEYLON

INDIA & CEYLON

this map functions as both document and declaration

this map offers a tangible connection to Bedford's past

such as the paths of some of the earliest telegraph lines (undersea cables) between Europe and North America

Originally created for precise geographical documentation

Old City Plan of Long Beach, California by Dewey, 1910: Pine Ave, Anaheim St, Broadway, Pacific Ocean, Brick Yard Size:18x24in (45x60cm) INDIA & CEYLONMap of the City of Long Beach Jan. 1910 and Vicinity preserves Long Beach at a formative instantmonths before the oil boom would redefine its skyline and economy. Compiled as a promotional survey for The National Bank of Long Beach, it captures the pivot from Rancho Los Cerritos ranchlands toward a planned seaside city, with the Pacific Ocean carefully set against an emerging grid. As one of the earliest surviving city plans, it is a notably honest