Cram, George F. "Texas"

Cram, George F. "Texas"

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"Texas."

Chicago: G.F. Cram & Co., 1887. 11 7/8 x 17. Cerograph. Original color. Very good condition.

A detailed map of Texas issued by the George Cram Company, an engraving and publishing firm from Chicago. In the mid-nineteenth century, the center of cartographic publishing was New York City, but in the 1880's this began to shift towards Chicago with the advent of the Rand, McNally and Cram firms. These firms were noted for their efficient output of precise maps filled with useful and up-to-date political and cultural information, and details on roads, towns, railroads, and so forth. This map is typical of the Cram output and it shows railroads, forts, springs, and much else precisely and clearly. Color-shaded counties are shown as they existed for just a brief time in late March, 1887. On the reverse of this atlas map are smaller maps of Arkansas and the Indian Territory (Oklahoma).