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George F. Cram (1842-1928), or George Franklin Cram, was an American mapmaker and businessman. During the Civil War, Cram served under General William Tecumseh Sherman and participated in his March to the Sea. His letters of that time are now important sources for historians of the Civil War. In 1867, Cram and his uncle, Rufus Blanchard, began the company known by their names in Evanston, Illinois.

Two years later, Cram became sole proprietor and the company was henceforth known as George F. Cram Co. Specializing in atlases, Cram was one of the first American companies to publish a world atlas. One of their most famous products was the Unrivaled Atlas of the World, in print from the 1880s to the 1950s.

Cram died in 1928, seven years after he had merged the business with that of a customer, E.A. Peterson. The new company still bore Cram’s name. Four years later, the Cram Company began to make globes, a branch of the business that would continue until 2012, when the company ceased to operate. For the final several decades of the company’s existence it was controlled by the Douthit family, who sold it just before the company was shuttered.   

Place/Date:
Indianapolis / 1939
Size:
23 x 28.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
83320
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
Size:
14 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98278
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
Size:
14 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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98290
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
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13 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98325
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1909
Size:
13.4 x 9.8 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77581
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80143
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
Size:
10 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
90501
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
Size:
13.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98279
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
Size:
10 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98285
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
Size:
13 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99552
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1901
Size:
20 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
88751
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
11.5 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
86731
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98312
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98353
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99493
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
19.5 x 12.5 inches
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VG+
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100322
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1900
Size:
12.5 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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100336
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
9.5 x 12 inches
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VG+
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76809
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
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12 x 10 inches
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VG+
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77852
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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79137
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
10 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
83931
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
10 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
85862
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13.5 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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90553
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899 circa
Size:
9 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92353
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
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97775
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
12 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
100310
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
Size:
12 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76867
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
Size:
12 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98324
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
82556
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
14 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99506
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 24 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99510
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99518
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
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99529
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99531
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99516
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 22 inches Including text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99530
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99539
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99538
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99542
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
20.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99541
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99543
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99519
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99544
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
23 x 15.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99545
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
12 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99555
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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99557
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
10 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG
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100285
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
21 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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100296
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10.5 inches
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VG+
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100321

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Place/Date:
Indianapolis / 1940 circa
Size:
32.3 x 25.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
70270
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
Size:
14 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78107
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
Size:
13.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78185
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1917
Size:
10 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98320
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1915
Size:
52 x 41 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
39125
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1915
Size:
14 x 10.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
80086
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1915
Size:
14 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
93514
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1915 circa
Size:
52 x 41 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
101230
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1911
Size:
21 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
18186
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1911
Size:
13 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38886
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1911
Size:
16.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
68479
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
15080
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
19 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
15691
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
7953
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
27 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38474
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
24 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
51097
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1910
Size:
13.5 x 20.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77962
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1909
Size:
24 x 36 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
60444
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1909
Size:
19.75 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
77651
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1909
Size:
14 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
88747
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
21280
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
21279
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76133
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908 circa
Size:
20 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
76193
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
9 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
79945
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
80085
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1908
Size:
13.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
84182
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
18.5 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
10268
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
51219
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
77989
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1907
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
90881
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
19 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44195
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
19 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44253
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
24 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44352
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44508
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44596
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
45494
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
22.5 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
45637
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
16 x 25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
45708
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
27 x 18 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
45768
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
12 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
46886
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
22.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
48804
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1906
Size:
12 x 18.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
48885
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1905
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
10092
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1905 circa
Size:
10 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
30111