A Map of Berkeley, Oakland & Alameda, created in 1930 by Eugene Neuhaus in collaboration with Michael Baltekal Goodman, is an Art Deco city portrait that fuses orientation with romance. A spare, lucid street lattice occupies the center, while saturated color drenches the Bay, the hills, and the margins where stories reside. Wind cherubs breathe over the Estuary as a capering sea creature keeps watch offshore. Across the blue, ancient galleons and sleek ferries share water with modern steamers. Elevations of landmark buildings punctuate neighborhoods, and small vignettes recount seminal episodes in East Bay history. As a city map, it is notable for uniting three distinct municipalities into one legible organism and for balancing the grid—Shattuck, Telegraph, Grand—with narrative pleasures and quotations celebrating the region’s verve.

In Berkeley, the cartographers compose a civic symphony from its principal avenues. Track Shattuck Avenue from Downtown northward past Berkeley Way, Hearst Avenue, Hopkins Street, and Marin Avenue, or follow University Avenue as it draws a ceremonial line from campus to the working waterfront. The map lingers on Telegraph Avenue and College Avenue, where street life spills toward Elmwood and along Claremont Boulevard into the hills, crowned by the grand Claremont Hotel in elevation. Academic emblems—Sather Tower, the Greek Theatre, and other collegiate silhouettes—rise crisply amid tree-lined blocks, while Ashby Avenue carves a southern boundary alive with commerce. Neuhaus and Goodman use bold color to push the Berkeley Hills forward like a proscenium, suffusing the scholastic city with aspiration and coastal light.

Oakland’s civic geometry is rendered with superb clarity. Downtown’s orthogonal grid—Franklin, Webster, and Harrison—meets Grove Street (later Martin Luther King Jr. Way) as avenues radiate toward neighborhoods and the lake. Grand Avenue arcs around Lake Merritt, mirrored by Lakeshore Avenue, while Piedmont Avenue climbs toward Mountain View Cemetery. West Grand Avenue and West MacArthur Boulevard stride to industry and piers; 40th Street points to the Key Route ferry pier where trains met boats. 1st Avenue skims the lake’s eastern edge, and 24th and 39th Avenues thread eastward toward the tidelands. East 14th Street and Foothill Boulevard spear southeast, with Park Boulevard winding the hills. In a lively vignette, the Oakland Municipal Airport hums with biplanes as the estuary bristles with ferries, freighters, and tugboats—modern bustle set against echoes of Spanish galleons.

Across the Oakland Estuary, Alameda unfurls as an island jewel of neighborhoods and shorelines. Webster Street anchors the northern approach, newly linked in this era by the Posey Tube, while quieter byways—Catalina Way, Merced Street, and Tuller Road—hint at the island’s residential calm and its reach toward Bay Farm. Beaches and yacht basins fringe tranquil blocks of Victorian-era streets, their charm amplified by Goodman’s neat elevations and by marine traffic skimming the narrow channels. Ancient and contemporary vessels share the same bright waters—schooners and steam ferries threading between Alameda and the East Bay—while a playful mythical sea creature cavorts offshore. The island’s proximity to the bustling Oakland Municipal Airport underscores a region poised between leisure and speed.

The collaboration marries Neuhaus’s painterly eye—he was a prominent Berkeley-based artist and influential teacher in California—with Goodman’s consummate skill in pictorial cartography. Their Art Deco sensibility shines in the brilliant palette, crisp letterforms, and ornamental wind cherubs that recall Renaissance portolans even as the map fixes a distinctly 1930 viewpoint. Elevations of notable buildings act as beacons above a minimalist street lattice that clarifies navigation along Shattuck, Telegraph, Piedmont, Park, and University, then out to West 14th, West MacArthur, and the avenues of the East Bay plain. Quotations sprinkled through the composition celebrate the region’s energy and promise. As a city map, it is both guide and myth, capturing the East Bay on the cusp of transformations that would soon recast its waterfront.

Streets and roads on this map

• Ashby Avenue
• Berkeley Way
• Catalina Way
• Claremont Boulevard
• College Avenue
• East 14th Street
• Foothill Boulevard
• Franklin Street
• Grand Avenue
• Grove Street
• Harrison Street
• Hearst Avenue
• Hopkins Street
• Lakeshore Avenue
• Marin Avenue
• Martin Luther King Jr. Way
• Merced Street
• Park Boulevard
• Piedmont Avenue
• Shattuck Avenue
• Telegraph Avenue
• Tuller Road
• University Avenue
• Webster Street
• West 14th Street
• West Grand Avenue
• West MacArthur Boulevard
• 40th Street
• 39th Avenue
• 24th Avenue
• 1st Avenue

Notable Features & Landmarks

• Ancient and contemporary vessels in the Bay
• Elevations of notable buildings
• Historical events depicted through vignettes
• Oakland Municipal Airport
• Decorative elements including wind cherubs and a mythical sea creature
• Quotations celebrating the region's significance

Historical and design context

• Map Title: A Map of Berkeley, Oakland & Alameda
• Created By: Eugene Neuhaus in collaboration with Michael Baltekal Goodman
• Year of Creation: 1930
• Style and Design: Art Deco style with brilliant colors; minimalist central street layout contrasted with rich colors in surrounding areas
• Geographic Focus: East Bay region of California—Berkeley, Oakland, and Alameda
• Historical Significance: Collaboration with Neuhaus, a notable Californian painter and teacher; depicts significant historical events and sites

Please double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.

This is a very large map that must be ordered at a large size, so that you can easily make out all of the details.

This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 100in (250cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.

The model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.

The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

If you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the best old maps to see if something else catches your eye.

Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.

This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.

This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.

For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.

Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.

Choose a framed option for the easiest ready-to-hang gift, or choose an unframed print if the recipient may prefer to select their own frame.

We make orders locally in 23 countries around the world, so gifts can often be produced close to the recipient. This helps them arrive faster, travel more safely, and avoid customs or import duty surprises.

• We can deliver directly to the recipient
• Framed pieces arrive ready to hang
• Unframed prints are carefully packed in a strong protective tube
• Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
• 90-day returns give the recipient time to decide

If you are not sure what to choose, please contact us. We can help you pick the right map, size, finish or delivery option.

Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.

We print and frame maps and artwork in 23 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.

Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.

Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.

Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.

If you need your order by a particular date, please contact us before ordering. We’ll check the best production route and delivery option for your location.

Express delivery is available at checkout for most countries. Next-day delivery is available in the UK, US, Singapore and the UAE.

Your order is covered by our 90-day returns policy and 5-year guarantee.

Read our full delivery and local production guide

My standard frame is a gallery style black ash hardwood frame. It is simple and quite modern looking. My standard frame is around 20mm (0.8in) wide.

I use super-clear acrylic (perspex/acrylite) for the frame glass. It's lighter and safer than glass - and it looks better, as the reflectivity is lower.

Six standard frame colours are available for free (black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white and antique gold). Custom framing and mounting/matting is available if you're looking for something else.

Most maps, art and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte (not shiny) cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced box wood frame, and then 'float' the piece within a wood frame. The end result is quite beautiful, and there's no glazing to get in the way.

All frames are provided "ready to hang", with either a string or brackets on the back. Very large frames will have heavy duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

See some examples of my framed maps and framed canvas maps.

Alternatively, I can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag and other materials.

If you want to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read my size guide first.

My maps are extremely high quality reproductions of original maps.

I source original, rare maps from libraries, auction houses and private collections around the world, restore them at my London workshop, and then use specialist giclée inks and printers to create beautiful maps that look even better than the original.

My maps are printed on acid-free archival matte (not glossy) paper that feels very high quality and almost like card. In technical terms the paper weight/thickness is 10mil/200gsm. It's perfect for framing.

I print with Epson ultrachrome giclée UV fade resistant pigment inks - some of the best inks you can find.

I can also make maps on canvas, cotton rag and other exotic materials.

Learn more about The Unique Maps Co.

Map personalisation

If you're looking for the perfect anniversary or housewarming gift, I can personalise your map to make it truly unique. For example, I can add a short message, or highlight an important location, or add your family's coat of arms.

The options are almost infinite. Please see my map personalisation page for some wonderful examples of what's possible.

To order a personalised map, select "personalise your map" before adding it to your basket.

Get in touch if you're looking for more complex customisations and personalisations.

Map ageing

I have been asked hundreds of times over the years by customers if they could buy a map that looks even older.

Well, now you can, by selecting Aged before you add a map to your basket.

All the product photos you see on this page show the map in its Original form. This is what the map looks like today.

If you select Aged, I will age your map by hand, using a special and unique process developed through years of studying old maps, talking to researchers to understand the chemistry of aging paper, and of course... lots of practice!

If you're unsure, stick to the Original colour of the map. If you want something a bit darker and older looking, go for Aged.

See some amazing examples of Aged maps.

If you are not happy with your order for any reason, contact me and I'll get it fixed ASAP, free of charge. Please see my returns and refund policy for more information.

I am very confident you will like your restored map or art print. I have been doing this since 1984. I'm a 5-star Etsy seller. I have sold tens of thousands of maps and art prints and have over 5,000 real 5-star reviews. My work has been featured in interior design magazines, on the BBC, and on the walls of dozens of 5-star hotels.

I use a unique process to restore maps and artwork that is massively time consuming and labour intensive. Hunting down the original maps and illustrations can take months. I use state of the art and eye-wateringly expensive technology to scan and restore them. As a result, I guarantee my maps and art prints are a cut above the rest. I stand by my products and will always make sure you're 100% happy with what you receive.

Almost all of my maps and art prints look amazing at large sizes (200cm, 6.5ft+) and I can frame and deliver them to you as well, via special oversized courier. Contact me to discuss your specific needs.