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The Illustrated Hand-Book a New Guide for Travelers through the United States of America. accompanied by a Large and Accurate Map

1850réf. 008430New York: Sherman & Smith 1850. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 6x3¾ inches Pp. 2 advts 233 234 blank. Steel-engraved frontis wood-engraved title vignette 123 wood-engraved illustrations interspersed throughout the text large folding hand-colored engraved map 21½ x 27 inches. Publisher's light green cloth gilt lettering and design on front cover and spine blind stamped on rear cover. Light wear to spine ends and corners bookplate on inner cover. Light foxing to engraved frontis plate a few tiny breaks at some fold junctions of map 3 inch split to center of one fold. A very good copy and with the exception noted the map in very nice condition. New York: Sherman & Smith 1850. First published in 1846 and reprinted with the same collation in 1847 '48 '49 and 1850. Rare in any of the early printings. The large folding map with contemporary hand-coloring in outline is titled "A New Map for Travelers through the United States of America showing the Rail Roads Canals & Stage Roads. With the Distances. Published by Sherman & Smith. New York 1850" entered 1846. The important map was first published in the 1846 edition and then updated for the editions of 1848 1849 and this edition 1850. This fine map includes engraved pictorial vignettes and 4 inset maps. The insets include "Rail Road Route from New York to Philadelphia" "Rail Roads between the cities of New York Boston and Albany" "Rail Road and Canal Routes from Albany to Buffalo" and "Oregon Northern California Santa Fe etc." The latter inset first published in the 1846 edition is important for showing regions before the Mexican War. The map extends as far west as central Texas. Howes I: S-614; Howes II: 622; Sabin: 82928; see Wheat Mapping the Transmississippi West volume 3: p. 267. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Sherman & Smith hardcover

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SMITH, J CalvinABAA

The Illustrated Hand-Book a New Guide for Travelers through the United States of America. accompanied by a Large and Accurate Map

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COLTON, J H and J CALVIN SMITHBiblio.com

The Western Tourist or emigrant's guide"

1847réf. 5122Discoverin the Midwest COLTON J. H. and J. CALVIN SMITH. The Western Tourist or emigrant's guide: through the states of Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois and Missouri and the territories of Wisconsin and Iowa ; being an accurate and concise description of each state territory and country. Also describing all the principal stage routes canals railroads and the distances between the towns. Accompanied with a correct map showing the township lines of the United States' Surveys the boundaries of countries position of villages etc. New York J. H. Colton 1847. 8vo pp. 119 6 publisher's advertisements with one large coloured folding map 520 x620 mm; the map is printed within a decorative border coloured by counties and includes a small vignette of the Mississippi; some light spotting due to paper stock; original publisher's blindstamped brown ribbed cloth with gilt lettering to upper board; a very fine copy. A fine copy of this popular and often reprinted guide to the Midwest first published in 1839. 'A few years since this region then denominated the 'far west' was regarded as the outskirts of civilization it is now the greatest proportion of it the residence of an active enterprizing and intelligent population.' preface. Detailed information is given on each state both geographical physical political and economic with intricate details of land and soil quality per county methods of sale of land and settlement and development possibilities. A perfect guide for the emigrant and settler. The large format map is incredibly detailed; it is coloured by counties and gives location of cities towns villages post hamlets rail and stage roads. It was produced by J.H. Colton a prominent family firm of mapmakers who were leaders in the American map trade in the nineteenth century. Sabin 82932; Howes S-615 J.H. Colton

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