COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Thayer, Horace & Co.
Date:
1853
Short Title:
Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio
Publisher:
Horace Thayer & Co.
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Pocket Map
Obj Height cm:
80
Obj Width cm:
71
Scale 1:
570,240
Note:
Beautiful cartouche engraved by W.S. Barnard. 2nd ed., 1st ed. 1851. Very showy map with a picture of a steam engine smoking down the tracks through the title. Ensign and Thayer copyrighted the first edition in 1851. This is one of the clearest maps of Ohio done in the 19th century. Catalogue for Thayer's maps. Outline color by county, folded into ornately stamped red leather covers 14x9 with "Horace Thayer & Cos. Map Of Ohio" in gilt. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
Reference:
Karrow 2-1908 (1851 ed.).
State/Province:
Ohio
Subject:
Railroad
Full Title:
Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio. Published By Horace Thayer & Co. 50 Ann St. New York. 1853. Entered ... 1851 by Ensign, Thayer & Co. ... New York. W.S. Barnard Sc. J. Wells Del.
List No:
3189.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
Wells, J.
Engraver or Printer:
Barnard, W.S.
Publication Author:
Thayer, Horace & Co.
Pub Date:
1853
Pub Title:
Railroad & Township Map Of Ohio. Published By Horace Thayer & Co. 50 Ann St. New York. 1853. Entered ... 1851 by Ensign, Thayer & Co. ... New York. W.S. Barnard Sc. J. Wells Del.
Pub Reference:
Karrow 2-1908 (1851 ed.).
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
3189.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Height cm:
14
Pub Width cm:
9
Image No:
3189002
Authors:
Thayer, Horace & Co.
