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Covers: Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa
Cram, George Franklin
Covers: Rail Road And T...
1868
3022.001
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Cram, George Franklin
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(Covers to) New Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa Engraved From Official Draughts of each County. Published By George F. Cram, Dealer In: Maps, Charts, Lithographic Pictures, Steel Engravings, Photographs &c. &c. 134 Lake St. Chicago, Ill. 1868. Entered ... 1868 by George F. Cram ... Illinois. Chas. Shober & Co. Lith. Chicago, Ill.
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3022.001
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1st edition, 1st year of operation for Cram's business. Everything about this map is different from Cram's later productions: it is his first year of operation, at 134 Lake Street, and the style of the cover, the map and the cartouche all have an "early" and unsophisticated look. Charles Shober is listed as Lithographer. Cram also produced the Guide Map to Chicago in 1868 (see our copy). Surviving pre fire maps by Cram are rare. Karrow shows 1869 maps for Missouri, Missouri and Kansas together, and Illinois, (all engraved by Pfeiffer, not Shober), but he shows no 1868 maps other than this Iowa and the Chicago maps. So this may be Cram's first state pocket map. It is copyright 1868. There is a view of a steam engine in the cartouche; this does not appear in later Cram maps. A 10 page index lists principal towns and counties, and gives a brief history of the state. Full color. Map is folded into stamped dark green cloth covers 14x9 with "New Township Map Of Iowa" in gilt.
Title page: New Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa
Cram, George Franklin
Title page: New Rail Ro...
1868
3022.002
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Cram, George Franklin
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(Title Page to) New Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa Engraved From Official Draughts of each County. Published By George F. Cram, Dealer In: Maps, Charts, Lithographic Pictures, Steel Engravings, Photographs &c. &c. 134 Lake St. Chicago, Ill. 1868. Entered ... 1868 by George F. Cram ... Illinois. Chas. Shober & Co. Lith. Chicago, Ill.
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3022.002
Note
1st edition, 1st year of operation for Cram's business. Everything about this map is different from Cram's later productions: it is his first year of operation, at 134 Lake Street, and the style of the cover, the map and the cartouche all have an "early" and unsophisticated look. Charles Shober is listed as Lithographer. Cram also produced the Guide Map to Chicago in 1868 (see our copy). Surviving pre fire maps by Cram are rare. Karrow shows 1869 maps for Missouri, Missouri and Kansas together, and Illinois, (all engraved by Pfeiffer, not Shober), but he shows no 1868 maps other than this Iowa and the Chicago maps. So this may be Cram's first state pocket map. It is copyright 1868. There is a view of a steam engine in the cartouche; this does not appear in later Cram maps. A 10 page index lists principal towns and counties, and gives a brief history of the state. Full color. Map is folded into stamped dark green cloth covers 14x9 with "New Township Map Of Iowa" in gilt.
New Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa
Cram, George Franklin
New Rail Road And Towns...
1868
3022.003
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Author
Cram, George Franklin
Full Title
New Rail Road And Township Map Of Iowa Engraved From Official Draughts of each County. Published By George F. Cram, Dealer In: Maps, Charts, Lithographic Pictures, Steel Engravings, Photographs &c. &c. 134 Lake St. Chicago, Ill. 1868. Entered ... 1868 by George F. Cram ... Illinois. Chas. Shober & Co. Lith. Chicago, Ill.
List No
3022.003
Note
1st edition, 1st year of operation for Cram's business. Everything about this map is different from Cram's later productions: it is his first year of operation, at 134 Lake Street, and the style of the cover, the map and the cartouche all have an "early" and unsophisticated look. Charles Shober is listed as Lithographer. Cram also produced the Guide Map to Chicago in 1868 (see our copy). Surviving pre fire maps by Cram are rare. Karrow shows 1869 maps for Missouri, Missouri and Kansas together, and Illinois, (all engraved by Pfeiffer, not Shober), but he shows no 1868 maps other than this Iowa and the Chicago maps. So this may be Cram's first state pocket map. It is copyright 1868. There is a view of a steam engine in the cartouche; this does not appear in later Cram maps. A 10 page index lists principal towns and counties, and gives a brief history of the state. Full color. Map is folded into stamped dark green cloth covers 14x9 with "New Township Map Of Iowa" in gilt.
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