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Description

Rare 1872 edition of Haasis & Lubrecht's scarce decorative map of the United States, with original printed covers, which Rumsey surmises were sold to German immigrants.

Striking and highly detailed coast to coast map of the US, featuring a decorative panoramic view of the US from New York City to San Francisco Bay and also illustrating the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River, among other recognizeable landmarks. The map also includes an elegant title and vignette featuring a steam locomotive.

The map is a revised version of the Lubrecht and Rosa map "The American Continent" of 1864, which was first issued in 1871. The statistics at the top of the 1864 map are here replaced with a view "From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean" emphasizing the recently completed transcontinental railroad. Also, an elaborate title and view of a steam engine and train station have replaced the more subdued 1864 title. Population tables of the United States are added to the left and right sides of the map. The map itself has been updated to show political and some topographical changes of the ensuing seven years. Projected railroad lines are shown running everywhere in the west.

Rumsey stated that the 1872 edition was the first to include text next to the population tables The 1873 edition also includes a re-set publication line, still referencing Haasis & Lubrecht and Smith & McDougal as the printer, but with in a different layout and type font.

Between 1871 and 1874, the map was updated to show the new railroad lines which were being actively developed in the US. Describing the 1871 edition, Rumsey notes:

The map itself has been updated to show political and some topographical changes of the ensuing seven years. Projected railroad lines are shown running everywhere in the west. The coloring is very bright, to match the decidedly optimistic (expansionist) flavor of the map. D.L. Guernsey published editions of 1871 and 1874 in Concord New Hampshire, with no major changes in the map. . . . Issued in a cover with a label in German from Wilhelm Lubrecht in Stuttgart, Germany, indicating it may have been sold to emigrants.

Rarity

OCLC locates only two examples of the 1872 edition (Library of Congress and Penn State University)  

Condition Description
Minor wear at folds, with a few small holes at the fold intersections.
Reference
Modelski 54.