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REFINE  Browse All : Railroad of United States and U.S. North East 1-5 of 5 Abbot, Henry L.; Humphr... Profiles, main routes s... 1861 Exploration Book   Author [Abbot, Henry L., Humphreys, A.A., Warren, Gouverneur Kemble, 1830-1882] Note Uncolored map profiles with inset profile. Printed on 2 sheets; joined as 1. New York Central and Hu... Map N.Y. Central & Huds... 1885 Timetable Map   Author New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company Note Relief shown by hachures. Includes inset map of The West, and tables giving drawing-room and sleeping car services. "12580." Fisher, Richard Swainso... Railroads & Canals In T... 1856 Pocket Map   Author [Fisher, Richard Swainson, Dinsmore & Co.] Note A scarce railroad map of the eastern U.S. with an untitled inset map of North America. The style is a greatly simplified cartography showing railroads and canals. At least two other versions of this map appeared in 1856: one without the inset map (Karrow 1-1609), and one with a different inset map of the City of New York (Modelski 30). Dinsmore published the American Railway Guide in the 1850's which included a smaller railway map (see Modelski 10, 16). Richard Fisher wrote for both Colton and Johnson - Statistical Gazetteer, History of the Civil War, text in the Johnson Family Atlas and Colton's General Atlas, and others. In covers of J.G. Wells, who is also listed as publisher of Karrow 1-1610. Schonberg & Co. are listed as "Acrographers" which is a form of printing we have never seen before. Map is full color by state, and folded into embossed brown cloth covers 16x10 with "New Rail Road Map Of The U. States & Canada J.G. Wells" and a decorative leaf design stamped in gilt. Relief shown by hachure. Fisher, Richard Swainso... Covers: Railroads & Can... 1856 Pocket Map   Author [Fisher, Richard Swainson, Dinsmore & Co.] Note A scarce railroad map of the eastern U.S. with an untitled inset map of North America. The style is a greatly simplified cartography showing railroads and canals. At least two other versions of this map appeared in 1856: one without the inset map (Karrow 1-1609), and one with a different inset map of the City of New York (Modelski 30). Dinsmore published the American Railway Guide in the 1850's which included a smaller railway map (see Modelski 10, 16). Richard Fisher wrote for both Colton and Johnson - Statistical Gazetteer, History of the Civil War, text in the Johnson Family Atlas and Colton's General Atlas, and others. In covers of J.G. Wells, who is also listed as publisher of Karrow 1-1610. Schonberg & Co. are listed as "Acrographers" which is a form of printing we have never seen before. Map is full color by state, and folded into embossed brown cloth covers 16x10 with "New Rail Road Map Of The U. States & Canada J.G. Wells" and a decorative leaf design stamped in gilt. Relief shown by hachure. Rand McNally and Compan... Railroad Map Of The Eas... 1885 Case Map   Author Rand McNally and Company Note Copyright 1882. Inset map of the United States. 1 of six sections. Very large map of the northeast and middle coastal areas, which, although complete by itself, was also part of a twelve sheet map in six parts (two sheets to each part) that extended west to the 105th parallel and south to Florida and measured 10x15 feet (see Modelski). All the existing railroads are shown in great detail at a scale of six miles to one inch. Because of it great size, the map was hand colored. Dissected into 49 sections and backed with linen. See our 5802.000 for a related map. Folds into dark blue cloth covered boards 31x23. 1-5 of 5

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