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Description

A Spectacular View of Mt. Washington and the White Mountains of New Hamphire.

Finely lithographed view of the Lakes and White Mountain region of New Hampshire, published by George Walker for the Boston & Maine Rail Road, the only feasible means of reaching the region was by rail.

The view centers on the summit of Mt. Washington, depicting the famous "Tip Top House" and other structures, the vertiginous cog railway up the northwest slope, and the Stage Road from the Glen House. The summit is shown surrounded by a ring of clouds that sets it apart from the other peaks and imparts to it an almost Olympian stature. Shown in concentric circles falling away from Mt. Washington are the other major peaks of New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, with numerous tiny towns and villages tucked into the valleys.

189 landmarks, mostly peaks, are numbered and identified in legends around the outside of the view.

The present example was mounted from an early date and we suspect was never folded, which, if true, would make it a very rare find.

Condition Description
Laid on board. Some soiling and chipping at corners.