Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California

Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California

$300.00
$300.00
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Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
  • Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California
Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California

Leavitt Dudley Signed 1965 Pictorial Map — Spanish & Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County, California

$300.00
$300.00

Leavitt Dudley had a rare gift: the ability to make history feel alive on paper. This 1965 pictorial map of Ventura County — titled The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County — documents the original land grants and early settlement patterns of the region, including Ojai and surrounding areas, with the narrative richness and illustrative detail that made Dudley one of California's most celebrated cartographers.

Originally commissioned for the Title Insurance and Trust Company, this piece reflects a mid-century fascination with California's Spanish and Mexican heritage. Period figures, architectural references, and landscape illustration are woven into a cohesive composition that functions equally as a historical document and a decorative artwork.

Dudley's maps are actively traded in the secondary art market and held in private collections — this is a piece with both cultural significance and lasting appeal.

Details

  • Artist: Leavitt Dudley
  • Year: 1965
  • Title: The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Ventura County
  • Medium: printed pictorial map
  • Frame: wood frame with mat
  • Dimensions: 17" × 21"
  • Origin: California

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