COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Date:
1882
Short Title:
Illinois.
Publisher:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Publisher Location:
Chicago
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
55
Obj Width cm:
40
Scale 1:
1,000,000
Note:
Map of Illinois, showing railroads (both finished and unfinished), county boundaries, cities and towns, drainage and coastline. Political boundary lines in color. With index numbers along the perimeter, and decorative border. Also, with inset map: [Chicago and vicinity]. 55 x 40 cm, on sheet 58 x 45 cm.
State/Province:
Illinois
City:
Chicago (Ill.)
Subject:
Railroad
Subject:
Political
Full Title:
Illinois. Geo. F. Cram, engraver and publisher, 262 and 264 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Ill. 1882.
List No:
14250.018
Page No:
34-35
Series No:
18
Engraver or Printer:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Publication Author:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Pub Date:
1882
Pub Title:
New indexed commercial atlas of the western and southern states. A complete guide for business men, showing all towns, post offices, rail and express routes, &c., &c. Published by George F. Cram, 262 & 264 Wabash Avenue, Chicago.
Pub Note:
George F. Cram's New indexed commercial atlas of the western and southern states, published in 1882. Follows Cram's Indexed commercial atlas of the western states, [1879]. Bound in board with gilded title and date; and with marbled page edges. Collation: [1-2], 3-109 pages (106-107 blank). Contains 19 maps of the American midwest and south. Maps show railroads (both finished and unfinished), county boundaries, cities and towns, post offices, drainage and coastlines. Political boundary lines in color. Some maps feature indigenous territories, such as of the Cherokee, Osage and Sioux peoples, as well as "Indian" reservations. Includes a table of contents listing map titles with corresponding page numbers, as well as indexes preceding each map, listing population, railroads, and counties and towns, with corresponding page numbers. Cram, who was born on May 20, 1842, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and, reportedly, had a role as a cartographer for General Ulysses S. Grant. At age twenty-five, Cram partnered with his uncle Rufus Blanchard to publish maps and atlases under the business name Blanchard & Cram. However, in 1869, Cram took full control of the firm, renamed it George F. Cram, and moved it to Chicago. After the Chicago fire of 1871, Cram reestablished the company as the Cram Map Depot, which produced and sold maps and atlases. By 1875, the Cram Map Depot had begun publishing a wide range of atlases, including its Atlas of the world series. It was a series that, with several modifications and revisions, would remain in print for over 70 years. https://www.encyclo…
Pub List No:
14250.000
Pub Type:
Regional Atlas
Pub Maps:
19
Pub Height cm:
45
Pub Width cm:
33
Image No:
14250018.jp2
Authors:
Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Link To Source
Illinois.
