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Smith's New guide for Travelers through the United States of America

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Smith's New guide for Travelers through the United States of America
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Pocket guide, by J. Calvin Smith, NY. Large fine engraved folding map, with original color in outline of "A New Map for Travellers Through the United States of America Showing the Railroads, Canals & Stage Roads." John Calvin Smith's pocket map of the region displays rail lines around urban areas, with stagecoach lines still providing the final rough ride to sites such as the White Mountains and Moosehead Lake. By the end of the century, railroad lines in New England had quadrupled.With the Distances, by J. Calvin Smith" (27 x 21 4/8 inches). New York : Published by Sherman & Smith, 1846. Original dark green cloth cover, gilt design and type. First edition, exceptionally rare. the first map to depict Dallas, founded in 1841 by John Neely Bryan, only a few years before the Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845, Dallas county being established in 1846, the year this map was printed. Dallas was incorporated as a city in February of 1856. The fine inset maps include: "Railroad & Canal Routes from Albany to Buffalo "; "Map Showing the Rail Roads between the Cities of New York, Boston & Albany ."; "Rail Road Route from New York to Philadelphia"; "Rail Road Route from Philadelphia to Washington"; "Map of Oregon Northern California Santa Fe &c", surrounded by fine engraved vignette views.

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Date: 1846

FHWAC#: 26546