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1891 Rand McNally Map of Sweden and Norway

SwedenNorway-randmcnally-1895
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1891 Rand McNally Map of Sweden and Norway

SwedenNorway-randmcnally-1895


Title


Map of Sweden and Norway.
  1891 (dated)     20 x 13 in (50.8 x 33.02 cm)     1 : 4000000

Description


This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1891 map of Sweden and Norway. It covers from Finmark in Norway to Gothland in Sweden. During the latter half of the 19th century, due to Sweden's predominantly agricultural and hence poor economy, large numbers of its population immigrated to the United States. Color coded according to regions and territories, the map notes several towns, cities, rivers and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate no. 94 in the 1895 issue of Rand McNally and Company's Indexed Atlas of the World - possibly the finest atlas Rand McNally ever issued.

Cartographer


Rand, McNally and Co. (fl. 1856 - present) is an American publisher of maps, atlases and globes. The company was founded in 1856 when William H. Rand, a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, opened a print shop in Chicago. Rand hired the recent Irish immigrant Andrew McNally to assist in the shop giving him a wage of 9 USD per week. The duo landed several important contracts, including the Tribune's (later renamed the Chicago Tribune) printing operation. In 1872, Rand McNally produced its first map, a railroad guide, using a new cost effective printing technique known as wax process engraving. As Chicago developed as a railway hub, the Rand firm, now incorporated as Rand McNally, began producing a wide array of railroad maps and guides. Over time, the firm expanded into atlases, globes, educational material, and general literature. By embracing the wax engraving process, Rand McNally was able to dominate the map and atlas market, pushing more traditional American lithographic publishers like Colton, Johnson, and Mitchell out of business. Eventually Rand McNally opened an annex office in New York City headed by Caleb S. Hammond, whose name is today synonymous with maps and atlases, and who later started his own map company, C. S. Hammond & Co. Both firms remain in business. More by this mapmaker...

Source


Rand McNally & Co., Foreign Countries. Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed Atlas of the World (Complete in Two Volumes)…, (Chicago) 1895.    

Condition


Very good. Text on verso.

References


Rumsey 3565.023 (1897 edition). Philip (atlases) 1026 (1898 edition).