1974 Lamm Pictorial Bird's Eye View Map of the San Francisco Bay Area

This is a 1974 Warren Lamm pictorial bird's-eye view map of the San Francisco Bay Area promoting the KNTV television station of San Jose, California. The view depicts from Sausalito to Salinas and from Hollister to the Pacific. Wonderfully illustrated, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose are among the highlighted cities. Palo Alto, San Mateo, Berkeley, Capitola, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Salinas are also labeled, as are numerous others. Every city is illustrated by its most famous landmarks: San Francisco by streetcars, Berkeley by the University of California, Palo Alto by Stanford University, and, of course, San Jose by a gigantic KNTV sign. The Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge, regional landmarks and engineering marvels, are also illustrated. Orange hills in the background round out the piece's fantastic aesthetic.

Publication History and Census

This map was designed and illustrated by Warren Lamm and published by KNTV in 1974. This piece is not cataloged in the OCLC and we are unaware of any other surviving examples.