Rand, McNally & Co., Texas, New Mexico and Indian Territory, (Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., ca. 1874). Published as Map No. 19 in McNally’s System of Geography. Drawn and engraved by Oliver J. Stuart, N.Y. 8 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. at neatline. Verso: lists Mountains, Rivers, Cities and Towns, and General Questions. Overall toning. Very good condition.
$250.00
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This richly detailed circa 1874 map of Texas, New Mexico and Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) is delicately shaded, with relief shown by hachures, and finely detailed. Includes inset map of “Vicinity of Galveston.”
In 1856, William Rand (1828-1915) opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Two years later, after emigrating from Ireland, printer by trade, Andrew McNally (1838-1904) became employed at Rand’s printing shop for $9 a week. William Rand and Andrew McNally began their partnership in 1868, establishing Rand McNally & Company. As a firm, they take over the Chicago Tribune printing shop and agree to print tickets and timetables for Chicago’s booming railroad hub. They published the first railroad guide, the Western Railway Guide. Their first ever map is published in the December 1872 Railway Guide using a new wax engraving technique. By 1880, the company had ventured into educational publishing such as maps, geography textbooks and globes.
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