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Blanchard's Township Map of Illinois. Showing all...

Stock# 101832

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Rufus Blanchard

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Blanchard's Township Map of Illinois. Showing all the Rail Roads, Stations, and Towns. Being a complete Shippers Guide to the State with parts of Iowa and Missouri. Drawn from plats of each County by Official Authority.

Publication Place / Date

Chicago / 1869

Image Dimensions

35.5 x 25 inches sheet size

Color

Hand Colored

Condition

Stock# 101832

$ 950.00

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Description

Rare 1869, Chicago-published map of Illinois issued by one of the state's most famous cartographers, Rufus Blanchard.

The map depicts completed and proposed railways; counties are delineated, named, and colored; townships are likewise delineated.

In the upper left corner is a "Topographical Map" showing all the states below Lake Michigan's level.

Condition Description

Lithographed folding map on 19th-century thin wove paper, mounted in original gilt-lettered cloth covers. Original hand-color. Early ink "X" marks throughout the map in brown and purple ink. A few spots, etc. VG to VG+

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