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Reduced photostatic copy of the original map, with typed paper label affixed to lower left portion (over the ocean). 20x27.5 cm. (8x14¾").

Map of the various divisions of Point Lobos as it was being cobbled together into what is today the Point Lobos State Nature Reserve. This is a contemporary, reduced photocopy of the map; OCLC/WorldCat lists three copies of the full-sized map (42x50 cm. ), noting them as "hand col. photocopy.." The typed label is a key to the various portions of the tract, giving the costs of the acquisitions. The origin of the park rests in the unique nature of its flora. As scientists and foresters studied the Monterey Cypress trees growing at Point Lobos and at Cypress Point on the north side of Carmel Bay, they realized these trees do not grow naturally anywhere else in the world. By the mid-1920's, the Save-the-Redwoods League was actively involved in an effort to preserve the Monterey cypress. They hired the internationally known landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmstead, to research Point Lobos and report on the areas most noteworthy of preservation. Olmstead's report described Point Lobos as "the most outstanding example on the coast of California of picturesque rock and surf scenery in combination withy unique vegetation, including typical Monterey Cypress." With assistance from the Save-the-Redwoods League, the State of California purchased 348 acres at Point Lobos from the Allan family in 1933 (Parcels No. 2 + Parcel No. 4 on the map). Another 15 acres (Parcel No. 1 on the map ) of cypress-covered headlands were given to the state by the Allan family and dedicated as a memorial to Alexander and Satie Allan. Further land additions have expanded the reserve to almost 400 acres now open to the public. In 1960, 750 underwater acres were added to create the first marine reserve in the United States. The marine reserve was designated an ecological reserve in 1973, and in 1992 became part of the Monterey Bay National Marine sanctuary, the nation's largest marine sanctuary.