D.B. Cooke & Co.'s railway guide for Illinois shewing all the stations with their respective distances connecting with Indianapolis

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  • Chicago: D. B. Cooke, 1855
By ACHESON, Henry
Chicago: D. B. Cooke, 1855. Map. Hand painted lithograph. 28 1/4 x 21 1/4", wear and toning along one fold otherwise in very good condition. Folding into publisher's 12mo format gilt and blind stamped brown cloth case. Chicago: H. Acheson, 1855.

Large pocket map of Indiana showing Railroad lines in operation and those in progress. A corresponding steam engine index and table included with towns and railroads listed. Floating steam locomotive trains complete the fabulous design. David B. Cooke & Company began in Chicago with a store containing school, law, and medical books and stationery as well as maps. This map is a good example of his work


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