Digital Image: 1896 Western Litho. Chromolithograph of the Colorado Mining Stock Exchange, Colorado
BoardTradeColoSpgs-westernlitho-1896_d
Title
The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange Colorado Springs, Colo.
1896 (undated) 23 x 17.75 in (58.42 x 45.085 cm)
1896 (undated) 23 x 17.75 in (58.42 x 45.085 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
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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
Western Lithograph Company (1899 - 1953) was a long-lived lithographic printing firm active in Los Angeles and later San Francisco, from roughly the turn of the century. The firm was founded in 1899 by Anton Ernest Stoetzer (1860 - 1909). By 1900, they were one of two lithographic firms operating in Los Angeles, their primary competitor being the Los Angeles Lithographic Company. A management stir occurred in 1906, when the firm was purchased by partners William Gilbert and William Alvord Jones (1863 - 1924), who renamed it the 'Gilbert-Jones-Rugg Company' - exactly who 'Rugg' is remains unknown. An announcement that 'Gilbert-Jones-Rugg' was taking over the business of Western Lithograph Company appeared in the August 1906 issue of American Stationer. Imprints under this name appear in 1907. In 1908, Jones sold his interest to Milton L . Davidson - apparently in exchange for a Montana ranch. Stoetzer died in 1909. By 1910, Davidson returned the company to the original 'Western Lithograph' imprint. An advertisement appears in the September 10, 1910 issue of Los Angeles Financier promoting 'Western Lithograph' as the successor to 'Gilbert-Jones-Rugg.' From their first days, their primary business was to design and print colorful crate labels for California citrus growers. They also bid on general advertising, job printing, posters, and government stamp printing contracts. Western was bought out by Brown-Bigelow in 1953. More by this mapmaker...