Digital Image: 1868 Edward Mendel Map Publishing Advertisement
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Edward Mendel Lithographer, Engraver and Map Publisher.
1868 (undated) 6 x 9.5 in (15.24 x 24.13 cm)
1868 (undated) 6 x 9.5 in (15.24 x 24.13 cm)
Description
FOR THE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP, WITH HISTORICAL ANALYSIS, CLICK HERE.
Digital Map Information
Geographicus maintains an archive of high-resolution rare map scans. We scan our maps at 300 DPI or higher, with newer images being 600 DPI, (either TIFF or JPEG, depending on when the scan was done) which is most cases in suitable for enlargement and printing.
Delivery
Once you purchase our digital scan service, you will receive a download link via email - usually within seconds. Digital orders are delivered as ZIP files, an industry standard file compression protocol that any computer should be able to unpack. Some of our files are very large, and can take some time to download. Most files are saved into your computer's 'Downloads' folder. All delivery is electronic. No physical product is shipped.
Credit and Scope of Use
You can use your digial image any way you want! Our digital images are unrestricted by copyright and can be used, modified, and published freely. The textual description that accompanies the original antique map is not included in the sale of digital images and remains protected by copyright. That said, we put significant care and effort into scanning and editing these maps, and we’d appreciate a credit when possible. Should you wish to credit us, please use the following credit line:
Courtesy of Geographicus Rare Antique Maps (https://www.geographicus.com).
How Large Can I Print?
In general, at 300 DPI, you should at least be able to double the size of the actual image, more so with our 600 DPI images. So, if the original was 10 x 12 inches, you can print at 20 x 24 inches, without quality loss. If your display requirements can accommodate some loss in image quality, you can make it even larger. That being said, no quality of scan will allow you to blow up at 10 x 12 inch map to wall size without significant quality loss. For more information, it is best consult a printer or reprographics specialist.
Refunds
If the high resolution image you ordered is unavailable, we will fully refund your purchase. Otherwise, digital images scans are a service, not a tangible product, and cannot be returned or refunded once the download link is used.
Cartographer
Edward Mendel (1828 - April 3, 1884) was a German-American lithographer, engraver, and publisher. He was born in Berlin, Germany, where he trained as a map engraver. He immigrated to the United States at the age of 22, first arriving in Cincinnati. Mendel did not remain in Cincinnati for long, and soon set up shop in Chicago, where he was first employed as a surveyor. He opened his lithographing firm in 1853 at 170 Lake Street, becoming the city's first lithographer. He then operated from 162 Lake Street from 1857 until 1868. In 1869, three years before the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, he moved the business into the First National Bank Building at the southwest corner of State and Washington. He lost everything in the Great Fire, but with help, reopened at State and Twenty-Second Streets. Mendel married Sara Joy in 1863, with whom he had three children. Mendel died of Bright's Disease, now known as nephritis. The firm was sold to E. G. Christoph after his death, who operated it until 1896. More by this mapmaker...