Eastman, Edison C. (sold)
Edison C. Eastman (c. 1832 - 1911), also as Edson, was a publisher of guidebooks and maps of the White Mountains region of New Hampshire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Government records indicate that he spent most of his life in Concord, New Hampshire, with his occupation listed variously as publisher, bookseller, or bookkeeper. He also served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War.
Railroads to Magnificent Mountains.
Eastman's New Map of the White Mountains.
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A fascinating c. 1885 Edison Eastman pocket map of the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Among other features, it represents the spread of passenger railroads throughout the region, leading to posh hotels designed above all as rural getaways for well-heeled New Yorkers and Bostonians. (more details)