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Old Malibu street map, 1953

SKU:  195314

Old Malibu street map, 1953

€123,76 EUR
€123,76 EUR
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Issued in 1953 by A. Cowles Daley and Allan M. Whitlock, this Malibu California Street & Place Map captures the coastal community at a formative moment in its postwar transformation. Produced during a period when Malibu was evolving from a secluded ranching coastline into an emerging residential and recreational enclave, the map documents the early structure of roads, parcels, and oceanfront development with crisp mid-century clarity. 

The composition follows the dramatic contour of the Pacific shoreline, with the Pacific Coast Highway serving as the dominant linear axis. Secondary canyon roads branch inland toward the Santa Monica Mountains, indicating the gradual expansion of hillside residences and rural subdivisions. Streets, property tracts, beaches, and named localities are carefully identified, reflecting both practical navigational use and speculative real estate interest characteristic of Southern California in the 1950s.

Typography is clean and functional, typical of postwar American commercial cartography. The layout emphasizes accessibility and orientation, with clear block structuring and measured spacing. Coastal features—points, coves, and beaches—are distinctly marked, underscoring Malibu’s defining relationship with the Pacific Ocean. Subdivision lines and lot delineations suggest a landscape in transition, balancing open terrain with increasing private ownership.

Beyond its utility as a street guide, the map stands as a cultural artifact of California’s mid-century growth. It reflects automobile mobility, coastal desirability, and the early stages of Malibu’s identity as an exclusive yet developing seaside community.

Materials

Cotton canvas, matte photo paper, fine art paper, pigmented inks.

  • The canvas it's 99 % cotton, 450 gr/sqm;
  • The matte photo paper it's acid-free (archival paper), 190 gr/sqm;
  • The fine art photo paper it's satinated (semi-glossy), 140 gr/sqm.

Shipping & Returns

Dispatching time: 1-2 days.

* Standard shipping fee: The orders will be sent by priority registered mail, usually via client National Post (USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail, LaPoste, Deutsche Post, PostNL, etc). The delivery times are not guaranteed, sometimes it will take longer and these are beyond our control. Tracking number will be provided. Clients from US and Canada cannot track the parcels as the tracking numbers are not rolled in USPS and Canada Post systems.

* UPS standard: The orders will be sent with UPS expedited option. The delivery time it's between 5-11 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

* UPS express: The orders will be sent with UPS express saver. The delivery time it's between 4-7 days. Tracking number will be provided after dispatch.

Framing tips

Both type of materials, paper and canvas prints come rolled and will be need to be taken to your local framers.

The image it's printed with a border of 0.6 " (1.5 cm), for framing purposes only.

If you have already a frame, be sure you send us the exact size of the print that will fit inside the frame. We're printing on vectorial plotters so the size could slightly be more or less with 0.4" (1 cm).

If you plan to have the canvas print stretched on wooden frame, you'll need additional border, so please let us know after placing the order.

The images above was cropped from the image at the biggest size available (keeping the best quality and aspect /ratio), so, for good details please choose biggest dimensions that will suit your preferences / space.

Care Instructions

The print media (canvas or photo paper) could be cleaned only with a dry, soft cloth.

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