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Title: Across the American continent via the great Rock Island route, from Australia, China and Japan to Europe
Alternative Title: Great overland route! Chicago Rock Island and Pacific RR Omaha Short Line for California, Oregon ...
Creator: Rand McNally and Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1874
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a map centered on the continents of North and South America showing the Great Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and related steamship lines to Europe and Asia, with a second map, above, of the railroad route from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, and mileage statistics printed in right margin; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, promotional descriptions and timetables of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, with a vignette of a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, and a vignette of the exterior of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago.
Probable date based on date listed for patent in item text. "Rand, McNally & Co., Relief Plate Map Engr's, Chicago."--text, bottom left of map. "Printed under Patent of January 12, 1875"--text, bottom right of map. "Rand, McNally & Co., Printers, Engravers and Electrotypers, 79 and 81 Madison St, Chicago."--text, bottom margin of map cover. "Rand McNally Co."--text, signature, lower left of vignettes. "Great Oriental Highway of Europe"--text, upper center between maps. "A. M. Smith, / Gen'l Passenger Agent."--text, bottom left corner of map cover. "Fred Bisner, / Traveling Agent."--text, bottom left corner of map cover. "Hugh Riddle, Gen'l Superintendent."--text, bottom left corner of map cover.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : color printed ; overall 35.56 x 63.18 cm (14 x 24 7/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_TRAN_001187
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1728
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Railroads
Bridges--Pictorial works
Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Hotels--Pictorial works
Railroads--United States--Maps
Steamboat lines--United States--Maps
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co
Intaglio prints--Color--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
Relation: priJLC_TRAN_001181

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