1850
1ed Illustrated ATLAS Traveler’s Guide MAPS Niagara Railroads New
York & USA
In the mid-19th-century, Appleton
produced numerous travel guides for the United States, Canada, Mexico, and
Europe. This guide is an interesting 1850s travel guide to the ‘middle states’
of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, as well as other northern and
eastern sections of America. The Railroad and Steamboat companion concentrates
on the Eastern United States and Canada but discusses also Southern and
Mid-Western states. Interesting topics includes:
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Origins and Development of the Railroad and
Steamboats
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Different Railroads
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Routes in different cities
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The White Mountains
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New York
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Boston
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New Hampshire
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New Brunswick
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Baltimore
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South Carolina
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Georgia
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New Orleans
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And many more!
This 1850
edition by Wellington Williams is illustrated with maps and city views, as well
as numerous in-text engraved vignettes, of which many plates are double page
and fold out maps!
Item number: #21131
Price: $750
WILLIAMS, Wellington
Appleton's northern and eastern
traveller's guide: with new and authentic maps ... forming, likewise a complete
guide to the Middle states, Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
New York: D. Appleton; Philadelphia:
Geo. S. Appleton, 1850. First edition.
Details:
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Collation:
Complete with all pages
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313
o
30 numbered maps
(folding, double-page, and single-page)
§ Numerous in-text engravings throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover;
tight and secure
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Red
cloth
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.5in (16.5cm x 11cm)
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