Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Covers: United States and Southern Canada
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Author:
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Rand McNally and Company
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Date:
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1918
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Short Title:
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Covers: United States and Southern Canada
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Publisher:
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Rand McNally & Co.
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Publisher Location:
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Chicago
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Type:
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Covers
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Obj Height cm:
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17
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Obj Width cm:
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11
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Note:
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A printed color map of the United States with "Main Auto Roads" superimposed in red showing the early highway system with names (Lincoln Highway, Midland Trail, Pioneer Way, etc.) and not route numbers, which were probably not in use yet. This is an early national road map overlaid on a railroad map showing the related trends of the rise of the automobile and the demise of the railroads. Map is folded into tan card board covers 17x10.5 printed with "Rand-McNally New Official Railroad Map Of The United States And Southern Canada ... 25(cents). Rand McNally & Company, Chicago, New York." Prime meridian is Greenwich.
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Reference:
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None found.
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Country:
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Canada
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Country:
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United States
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Subject:
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Automobile
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Subject:
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Railroad
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Subject:
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Roads
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Full Title:
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(Covers to) Rand McNally New Official Railroad Map Of The United States And Southern Canada. Copyright, by Rand McNally & Co.
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List No:
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4091.001
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Series No:
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1
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Publication Author:
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Rand McNally and Company
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Pub Date:
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1918
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Pub Title:
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Rand McNally New Official Railroad Map Of The United States And Southern Canada. Copyright, by Rand McNally & Co.
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Pub Reference:
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None found.
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Pub Note:
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
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4091.000
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Pub Type:
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Pocket Map
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Pub Height cm:
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17
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Pub Width cm:
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11
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Image No:
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4091001
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Authors:
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Rand McNally and Company
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