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Item #25833 Blanchard's Guide Map of Illinois. Rufus BLANCHARD.
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Blanchard's Guide Map of Illinois
Blanchard's Guide Map of Illinois

Blanchard's Guide Map of Illinois

Chicago: Rufus Blanchard, 1872. Folding pocket map, full period hand-colouring. 16pp. publisher's catalogue and ads. Publisher's lettered stiff paper wrappers. Sheet size: 22 x 16 1/2 inches.

Scarce Blanchard guide map of Illinois, in original paper wrappers.

Following the 1871 Chicago fire, Blanchard relocated his shop from Lake Street in the burnt district to nearby Clark Street, and in 1872 began a new series of pocket maps, advertised by him as "Maps in flexible cases with price reduced." His description continues: "For the benefit of those who wish good Maps in a cheap and convenient form, the publisher has issued the following series. Scale, 18 miles to an inch. They show the Counties, Towns and Railroads." Maps of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kansas and Missouri were issued in this format at the price of 25 cents, significantly less than his other pocket maps advertised for sale. This series of maps is quite uncommon, no doubt suffering a decreased survival rate from their paper wrappers. This copy of the map with Blanchard's catalogue and advertisement mounted to the inside front wrapper.

Item #25833

Price: $400.00

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