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1935 National Lithograph Company Map or Plan of Detroit, Michigan
Detroit-natlitho-1935$87.50
Title
New National Authentic Map of Detroit and Environs.
1935 (undated) 22 x 29 in (55.88 x 73.66 cm) 1 : 46000
1935 (undated) 22 x 29 in (55.88 x 73.66 cm) 1 : 46000
Description
This is a fine c.1935 map or city plan of Detroit, Michigan by the National Lithograph Company. It covers Detroit from Grand Lawn Cemetery east to Lake St. Clair and from the Rackham Municipal Golf Course south as far as Melvindale. The map also includes the neighboring areas of Windsor in Ontario, Canada and Michigan. The map is highly detailed and notes individual streets, schools, steam roads, car and coach lines, parks, rivers, cemeteries and several other details.
The Ford Motor Company's Dearborn plant, which helped Detroit become the automotive capital of the world in the early 20th Century, is identified. An inset of downtown Detroit depicting routes and principal boarding stations is included in the lower right quadrant of the map. Verso features a street index. The map is copyrighted by the National Lithograph Company and issued by the United News Company, 24 W Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
The Ford Motor Company's Dearborn plant, which helped Detroit become the automotive capital of the world in the early 20th Century, is identified. An inset of downtown Detroit depicting routes and principal boarding stations is included in the lower right quadrant of the map. Verso features a street index. The map is copyrighted by the National Lithograph Company and issued by the United News Company, 24 W Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition
Very good. Minor wear and verso repair along original fold lines. Accompanied by original paper binder.