Map of the Charleston & Savannah RY. Savannah, Florida & Western RY. South Florida R.R. and all the routes operated by the peoples line of steamers known as the "plant system."
Alternative Title
East & west from Florida Savannah Florida & western ry. All rail double daily trains March, 1884.
Creator
Rand Avery Supply Co., printer Crawford, C. G., printer
Image of a map of parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida showing the routes of the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway and connecting lines; map verso contains panels with promotional descriptions and timetables and the fold-up map cover has an image of a crocodile wearing a suit jacket and polar bear wearing a monocle shaking hands on a beach with a train in the background. Probable date based on item title. Relief shown by hachures. "Rand Avery Supply Co., Engr's, Boston."--text, bottom left of map. "C. G. Crawford, printer. and Stationer, 49 & 51 Park Place, N.Y."--text, bottom center margin of map cover. "C. G. Crawford / 49-51 Park Place / N.Y."--text, artist.'s signature in stone, center right of map cover image.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : color printed ; overall 46.04 x 40.48 cm (18 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)
Advertising--Railroads Animals--Pictorial works Railroad travel--Pictorial works Railroads--United States--Maps Tourism--Pictorial works Charleston and Savannah Railroad Savannah, Florida and Western Railway South Florida Railroad Company Intaglio prints--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Maps. (gmgpc) Timetables. (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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