COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Asher & Adams
Date:
1875
Short Title:
Covers: Guide Of North Carolina And South Carolina
Publisher:
American Rail Road Map And Guide Publishing Company
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Covers
Obj Height cm:
17
Obj Width cm:
12
Note:
Scarce guide from a series of guides published by Asher & Adams in 1875, that utilize the atlas maps published in their U.S. atlases, adding descriptive text and population tables. Also has decorative advertisements for businesses. In brown cloth covers 17x12 with "Asher & Adams' New Commercial and Topographical Railroad Map & Guide Of North Carolina And South Carolina" stamped in gilt. Map is hand colored by county. Map is identical to the same map that appears in the late 1874 edition of the U.S. Atlas (see our #41). Ptime meridians are Greenwich and Washington D.C.
State/Province:
North Carolina
State/Province:
South Carolina
Full Title:
(Covers to) Asher & Adams' New Commercial And Topographical Rail-Road Map And Guide Of North Carolina And South Carolina. Comprising A New Map, Colored By Counties, On A Scale Of Twenty Miles To An Inch; Delineating Rivers, Landings, Railroads, Stations with Distances, Etc. ... New York: American Rail Road Map And Guide Publishing Company, 39 Beekman Street. Entered... in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, by Asher & Adams ... Washington. (with map) Asher & Adams' North Carolina And South Carolina. Entered ... 1874 by Asher & Adams ... Washington.
List No:
3214.001
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Asher & Adams
Pub Date:
1875
Pub Title:
Asher & Adams' New Commercial And Topographical Rail-Road Map And Guide Of North Carolina And South Carolina. Comprising A New Map, Colored By Counties, On A Scale Of Twenty Miles To An Inch; Delineating Rivers, Landings, Railroads, Stations with Distances, Etc. ... New York: American Rail Road Map And Guide Publishing Company, 39 Beekman Street. Entered... in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, by Asher & Adams ... Washington. (with map) Asher & Adams' North Carolina And South Carolina. Entered ... 1874 by Asher & Adams ... Washington.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
3214.000
Pub Type:
Guide Book
Pub Height cm:
17
Pub Width cm:
12
Image No:
3214001
Authors:
Asher & Adams
