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Original Antique Map of Alaska
By: Cram
Date: 1885
Title: Map of Alaska
Original Printed Color
Condition: Good
Price: $50
Paper Dimensions: 11 inches Height by 13 1/2 inches Width
Image Dimensions: 10 1/4 inches Height by 13 inches Width
The end of the nineteenth century is known as a time of fast paced development in transportation, communications and industrialization, with ever expanding railroads, faster steam locomotives, telegraph lines and settlement in growing cities and new lands. This is the time when map publishers Mitchell and Johnson were overtaken by new comers such as Rand and Cram.
The 1870s brought increased wealth to the American family, whose improved literacy and education provided a ripe market for the sale of reasonably priced maps and atlases. Taking advantage of the new printing techniques and more abundant paper supplies, companies such as Britannica, Rand McNally, Geo Cram, Collier and Gaskell came to be. Their existence was a factor in the demise of the mapmaker-entrepreneur of earlier times.
Antique maps of the 19th century make great gifts for men. Even though they are beautiful on the wall of the office or home, they can also be kept in a drawer to be brought out to research family history and ancestry through genealogy research or simply to enjoy. These vintage maps are a mine of information to study the changes in countries, counties, borders and railroads. You will often find that the old railroad companies are listed on these maps too.
Keep an eye out for old historical places such as old roads and trails, submarine telegraph lines, canals, old towns, ports, ghost towns, the old railroad stations and rail road lines. These are of interest to everyone including the print and vintage map collector, those with a model railroad and model train hobby, railroad history or simply as a decorative map that illustrates old style maps.
This antique map is the best gift idea for men, the best gift for boyfriend or gift for dad for either a birthday, anniversary, thank you, fathers day, holiday or Christmas.
This old map for sale is a vintage map, a historic print of the 1800's, which has aged with time. Please visit Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to learn more about ancient maps and condition.
All of our antique maps, antique prints and artwork are original. We do not sell reproductions.
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