COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Covers: Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio
Obj Height cm:
14
Obj Width cm:
9
Note:
Beautiful cartouche engraved by W.S. Barnard. 2nd ed., 1st ed. 1851. Very showy map with a picture of a steam engine smoking down the tracks through the title. Ensign and Thayer copyrighted the first edition in 1851. This is one of the clearest maps of Ohio done in the 19th century. Catalogue for Thayer's maps. Outline color by county, folded into ornately stamped red leather covers 14x9 with "Horace Thayer & Cos. Map Of Ohio" in gilt. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Reference:
Karrow 2-1908 (1851 ed.).
Full Title:
(Covers to) Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio. Published By Horace Thayer & Co. 50 Ann St. New York. 1853. Entered ... 1851 by Ensign, Thayer & Co. ... New York. W.S. Barnard Sc. J. Wells Del.
List No:
3189.001
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1853
Pub Title:
Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio. Published By Horace Thayer & Co. 50 Ann St. New York. 1853. Entered ... 1851 by Ensign, Thayer & Co. ... New York. W.S. Barnard Sc. J. Wells Del.
Pub Reference:
Karrow 2-1908 (1851 ed.).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
3189.000
Pub Height cm:
14
Pub Width cm:
9
Image No:
3189001
Publisher Location:
New York
Publisher:
Horace Thayer & Co.
Type:
Covers
State/Province:
Ohio
Subject:
Railroad
Engraver or Printer:
Wells, J.
Engraver or Printer:
Barnard, W.S.
Publication Author:
Thayer, Horace & Co.
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Thayer, Horace & Co.
Date:
1853
Covers: Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio
