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An Early Memphis Birdseye View Published in Memphis
Rare view of Memphis, Tennessee, published as a supplement to the Memphis Appeal, October 15, 1887.
The map shows an up-close view of the paddlewheeler's on the river, with a bustling waterfront scene of horse drawn carts, cargo and supplies, a rail line servicing the waterfront and the city spreading out beyond.
The view was prepared by engraver and wood engraver Lewis B. Folger, who was active in Cincinnati from 1878 to 1900. Folger was a staff artist for the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1883 and also made maps.
Rarity
This is the first time we have ever seen the view offered for sale. We locate no institutional examples, although there is an example posted on wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memphis_-_Bird%27s_Eye_View_-_Memphis_Appeal_15_October_1887.jpg
![(Southern Travel Journal) [Manuscript travel journal to Mobile, Alabama by Andrew Clark, Jr. of Methuen, Massachusetts, also by horseback through Kentucky and Tennessee and up the Mississippi north to Pittsburgh]](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/93034.jpg)
