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Pub Year | Map Maker | Pub Place | Map Title | Map Price (USD) | Picture | 1912 | Rand McNally | Chicago | Texas | $450 | Picture |
A color lithographed map Size: 29-1/2 inches X 39 inches; Scale: 1 inch = approximately 20 miles. Map Type: Pocket This is a superior copy, with vivid colors. This large scale map, pocket map originally appeared in Rand McNally's Commercial Atlas of America in a much smaller form. The map is exceptionally detailed showing railroads, post offices, and towns. Every railroad is identified by a red number matched to a table in the margin of the map. The verso contains an elaborate table of towns indexed to their point on the map. References: Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 4 Page 11 Rand McNally, Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999; American Maps and Mapmakers, p467-480, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985
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