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Pub Year Map Maker Pub Place Map Title Map Price (USD) Picture
1901Rand McNallyChicagoRand, McNally & Co's Texas$450 Picture

A color lithographed map

Size: 21 inches X 28 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 34 miles.

Map Type: Pocket

This is an excellent copy with strong lines and vivid color.

The map is exceptionally detailed showing railroads, post offices, and towns. Every railroad is identified by a red number matched to a table in the margin of the map. The verso contains an elaborate table of towns indexed to their point on the map. Folds into heavy paper cover 5-1/2 inches X 2-3/4 inches.

References: Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 4 Page 11 Rand McNally, Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999; American Maps and Mapmakers, p467-480, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985

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