Map of the Main Portion of Detroit: Rand, McNally & Co. 1895

Map of the Main Portion of Detroit: Rand, McNally & Co. 1895

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Title: Map of the Main Portion of Detroit Author: Rand McNally & Co. Date: 1895 Medium: Wax engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, some areas of minor surface dirt Inches: 14 x 11 1/4 [Paper] Centimeters: 35.56 x 28.58 [Paper] Product ID: 319066 Map of the city of Detroit, Michigan. 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 offsho

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