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1892 Rand McNally Map or Plan of New York City, New York

NewYorkCity-randmcnally-1893
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1892 Rand McNally Map or Plan of New York City, New York

NewYorkCity-randmcnally-1893


Title


Map of New York City.
  1892 (dated)     27 x 20 in (68.58 x 50.8 cm)     1 : 43500

Description


An uncommon 1892 Rand McNally and Company map or plan of New York City. It covers all of Manhattan and the Bronx as well as parts of Brooklyn, Queens, New Jersey and Westchester. An inset in the lower right quadrant focuses on the business portion of New York City in the southern half of Manhattan below 60th street. The map includes further notations regarding important buildings, major and minor streets, street car lines, ferry lines, parks, etc. This map was issued as plate nos. 58 and 59 in the 1893 edition 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. Original centerfold exhibits minor wear. Text on verso.

References


Rumsey 3565.074 (1897 edition). Philips (atlases) 1026 (1898 edition).