1874 Chisholm’s Route NEW YORK & Canada St. Lawrence Niagara Illustrated MAPS

BARHAM, Richard Harris

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‘Chisholm’s all round route and panoramic guide of the St. Lawrence’ is a railroad excursion guide for vacationers from 1874 when steam boats and railroads were making vacation and travel an option for the rising middle class. This book gives a screen shot of the past with its illustrations and large fold out maps. The frontispiece is a folding panorama by Alfred E. Waud. It is a full 11 1/2 feet long with 40 engraved panels showing both sides of the river from Quebec to Cape Vincent, with an add on of the Niagara River & Falls. This book illustrates places including:

  • The Hudson River
  • Saratoga
  • Trenton Falls
  • Niagara
  • Toronto
  • Thousand Island
  • Montreal
  • Quebec
  • The White Mountains
  • Portland
  • Boston
  • New York
  • And more!

 

This 1874 edition is bound in decorative cloth with gold embossing and includes 6-fold-out maps. Of note, the massive frontispiece is a folding map that measures in over 11.5 feet long!

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1874 Chisholm’s Route NEW YORK & Canada St. Lawrence Niagara Illustrated MAPS

 

‘Chisholm’s all round route and panoramic guide of the St. Lawrence’ is a railroad excursion guide for vacationers from 1874 when steam boats and railroads were making vacation and travel an option for the rising middle class. This book gives a screen shot of the past with its illustrations and large fold out maps. The frontispiece is a folding panorama by Alfred E. Waud. It is a full 11 1/2 feet long with 40 engraved panels showing both sides of the river from Quebec to Cape Vincent, with an add on of the Niagara River & Falls. This book illustrates places including:

  • The Hudson River
  • Saratoga
  • Trenton Falls
  • Niagara
  • Toronto
  • Thousand Island
  • Montreal
  • Quebec
  • The White Mountains
  • Portland
  • Boston
  • New York
  • And more!

 

This 1874 edition is bound in decorative cloth with gold embossing and includes 6-fold-out maps. Of note, the massive frontispiece is a folding map that measures in over 11.5 feet long!

 

Item number: #8665

Price: $750

 

BARHAM, Richard Harris.

 

Chisholm’s all round route and panoramic guide of the St. Lawrence: the Hudson River; Saratoga; Trenton Falls; Niagara; Toronto; Thousand Island, and the river St. Lawrence; Ottawa; Montreal; Quebec; the lower St. Lawrence and the Saguenay rivers; the White Mountains; Portland; Boston; New York.

 

Montreal: C.R. Chisholm & Bros., 1874. 1st edition

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • 176, [66 ads]
    • 6 folding maps
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
  • Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 14cm)
  • Extremely rare & desirable with no other example for sale worldwide

 

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8665

Categories

Americana, American History

Voyages & Exploration & Maps

Authors

BARHAM, Richard Harris

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete