Boston: Rand, McNally & Co. 1901

Title: Boston Author: Rand McNally & Co. Date: 1901 Medium: Wax engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, some areas of minor surface dirt Inches: 11 1/4 x 14 [Paper] Centimeters: 28.58 x 35.56 [Paper] Product ID: 101379 Verso: Rhode Island Map of the city of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally & Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally & Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of