Image of a map of a portion of the Midwest and Eastern United States showing the routes and connecting lines of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway with two smaller images in the lower left corner captioned, "View of East End of the Great Union Depot, Cleveland, O." and "Front view of Great Chicago Depot, where Passengers arrive and depart in the heart of the city." ; map verso contains panels with printed railroad timetables and promotional descriptions, a vignette of a passenger car labeled "Sleeping Odell Coach" and a map of the railroad routes between Pittsburgh and Lake Erie titled "Map of route between Buffalo, Cleveland and Pittsburgh ..."; fold-up map covers contain two vignettes captioned "The mail carrier of 100 years ago" and "The Flight of the Fast mail" and a vignette of passing locomotives. Probable date based on date on item. "April 5, 1884. B. (2,622)"--text, top margin of cover. "Matthews, Northrup & Co. Printers and Engravers, Buffalo, N. Y."--text, bottom center margin of cover. "Matthews, Northrup & Co. Printers and Engravers, Buffalo, N. Y."--text, bottom right corner of map. "Matthews, Northrup & Co. Buffalo, N. Y."--text, signature on stone of two map cover vignettes.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : color printed ; overall 38.58 x 78.42 cm (15 3/16 x 30 7/8 in.)
Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Advertising--Railroads Railroads--Pictorial works Railroads--United States--Maps Railroad travel--Pictorial works Railroad stations--Pictorial works Railroad passenger cars--Pictorial works Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Intaglio prints--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Maps. (gmgpc) Timetables. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Transportation Large Size Railroad The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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