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[MAPS & VIEWS]. ATWOOD, J.M. Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning’s Travellers’ Guide. NY, 1853.
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
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[MAPS & VIEWS]. ATWOOD, J.M. Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning’s Travellers’ Guide through the Western States [cover title]; or, Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning’s Traveller’s Guide Through the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. New York: Horace Thayer & Co., 1853.
Engraved folding map with hand-coloring, 559 x 673 mm. Framed. (Detached from the folding wallet, but present and displayed in frame, some toning along folds).
Early edition of this pocket map that depicts various railroads, canals, and stage and steamboat routes through the midwestern states. Along the foliate border, four vignettes are shown at each corner showing early views of Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Cincinnati. Howes E-165 (1849 edition).