COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Cover: Geological map of Colorado.
Obj Height cm:
17
Obj Width cm:
12
Note:
This is a very unusual map for Rand McNally to issue - geological maps were not common in their catalog and this may be the only one they published. It was probably the interest in mining that motivated publication and the inclusion of "Mineralogical References" in the map key. The main source for the geological formations was Hayden's General Geological Map of Colorado that appeared in his 1877 Atlas of Colorado. But Rand McNally's map has much more detail on towns and railroads than Hayden and is a much superior map in that respect. Ellis 82 is the 1880 edition, which was also issued without geological coloring as "Rand McNally & Co.'s New Sectional Map of Colorado." This map is in printed full color, folded into dark blue cloth covers 16.5x10 titled "Rand, McNally & Co's geological and mineralogical maps Of Colorado" in gold.
Reference:
cf Ellis 82 (1880 edition); Phillips Maps of America, p.242.
Full Title:
(Covers to) Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado. Copyright, 1879, by Rand, McNally & Co.
List No:
4788A
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1879
Pub Title:
Rand, McNally & Co.'s new geological map of Colorado. Copyright, 1879, by Rand, McNally & Co.
Pub Reference:
cf Ellis 82 (1880 edition); Phillips Maps of America, p.242.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
4788.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
62
Pub Width cm:
83
Image No:
4788A
Institution:
Rumsey Collection
Ownership Statement:
Copyright 2005
Publisher Location:
Chicago
Publisher:
Rand McNally & Co.
Type:
Covers
State/Province:
Colorado
Subject:
Geology
Subject:
Mining
Publication Author:
Rand McNally and Company
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Author:
Rand McNally and Company
Date:
1879
Cover: Geological map of Colorado.
