Title Insurance and Trust Company (sold)
Title Insurance and Trust Company (c. 1886 - 1981) was a title insurance company based in Los Angeles. Among map collectors, it is known for commissioning colorful and visually impressive maps of California cities and counties, including ones related to local history. Perhaps most memorably, they produced a series of maps tracing the ranchos of the Spanish and Mexican eras of Alta California in different modern-day counties.
When California Had More Cows than People.
The Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County.
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A curious c. 1946 map of Orange County, with the area's historic ranchos superimposed on a contemporary map. It was published by the Title Insurance and Trust Company, which had a penchant for producing similar maps related to Southern California's history and culture. (more details)