ACHESON, H. Railway Guide Map for Illinois Showing all the Stations with their respective distance (by shortest route) from Chicago. Chicago: Acheson, Aug. 1854.Hand-colored lithographed folding map, image 692 x 515 mm (708 x 520 mm sheet). (Some ink-burn, a few pale stains.) Loose in original brown gold-stamped cloth portfolio. Depicting various railroads across the state, a number of whose routes have been traced in ink. Acheson's guide includes the Illinois Central Railroad, which would not be completed for another 2 years. The map includes engraved vignettes, and information about cab fares and hotel charges. RARE. A FINE COPY.

Provenance: A. M. Smith, Chicago (signature); Mauree S. Graves (signature); Cadiz Cass (signature).