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1893 Rand McNally Map of New Jersey, United States

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1893 Rand McNally Map of New Jersey, United States

NewJersey-randmcnally-1893


Title


New Jersey.
  1893 (dated)     21 x 13 in (53.34 x 33.02 cm)     1 : 545000

Description


This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1893 map of New Jersey, United States. The map covers the state of New Jersey in its entirety, including parts of neighboring states. Color coded according to counties, the map notes several towns, railroads, and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate no. 69 in the 1893 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., Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed Atlas of the World, (Chicago) 1893.    

Condition


Very good. Text on verso.

References


Rumsey 2094.022 (1889 edition). Philips (atlases) 952.