Brewster, Steven J.
1985

Scarce pictorial map of Beverly Hills California

DESCRIPTION: A colorful pictorial map of Beverly Hills, published by Map America Publishing in 1985. Streets wind through a densely illustrated landscape of shops, restaurants, service stations, and other local businesses, each represented by a small drawing or hand-lettered advertisement. The map names the businesses and often gives their telephone numbers, making it a lively record of Beverly Hills commerce in the mid-1980s.

The poster combines a street map with paid local advertising. Its crowded composition rewards close inspection: storefronts, cars, signs, and small figures appear throughout, while a Beverly Hills shield identifies the subject at right. The upper-left corner credits Steven Brewster Jr. as artist and bears the publisher's name and 1985 copyright notice.

CREATOR: Brewster, Steven J.

PUBLICATION DATE: 1985

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: N/A

CONDITION: Good. Rolled. No issues.

COLORING: Process

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SIZE: 34 " x 23 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 150

PRICE: $800

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