1981 Bibler Pictorial Map of the Monterey Peninsula, California

This is a 1981 Richard Bibler pictorial map of the Monterey Peninsula, California.

A Closer Look

Brightly colored and wonderfully illustrated, Bibler highlights famous and not-so-famous sites throughout the peninsula. The Seventeen-Mile Drive is highlighted, along with beaches and parks. Surfers and swimmers appear all along the coast, as do Poseidon, a mermaid, and numerous fishing boats. Banners and signs mark Monterey, Seaside, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and Pacific Grove. An inset in the lower right quadrant focuses on historic Monterey and identifies thirty-three important locations in that part of town. The inset is bordered by views of many of these, including several old houses, the Mayo Hays Library, California's first theater, and the Royal Presidio Chapel. Vignettes create the map's border and provide a short history of the Peninsula.

Publication History and Census

This map was created and published by Richard Bibler in 1981. We note two examples cataloged in OCLC which are part of the collections at the University of California Santa Barbara and the University of California Berkeley. Bibler published a pictorial map of the Monterey Peninsula in 1970 that bears the same title but is visually very different.