Portrait of California

This portrait captures California’s remarkable geographic narratives. In one of those stories, the Sierra Nevada emerges as a sharply carved wedge from the expansive Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. It ascends through extensive forests to the rugged Sierra crest, America’s most striking ridgeline. From there, observe the Sierra's dramatic descent along its eastern slope to the Owens River flowing down the nation’s deepest valley. Clear geographic stories, like this, make geographic visualization possible, and geographic appreciation practical, and enjoyable. Displaying Portrait of California offers a continuous view of iconic California geography, like the Sierra Nevada, and its main features.

A uniquely-informative geographic reference that doubles as eye-pleasing art, Portrait of California is archival in quality, and fits standard pre-made picture frame sizes.

For close-up settings, such as hallways and scrapbooks, I recommend small sizes. For rooms where you'll view from a distance, I think you'd appreciate a larger size that will visually reach out into the room.

Created from The Essential Geography of the USA.