[Nebraska] Guide to the Union Pacific R.R. Lands. | Map of the Lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company

Published by Union Pacific Railroad Company / Edward Mendel / Republican Steam Printing House, 1870

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With a Map of Nebraska Lands Lithographed by Edward Mendel in Pre-Fire ChicagoScarce promotional work issued by the Land Department of the Union Pacific Railroad extolling the newly accessible lands of the West, with inf. Octavo. Original printed wrappers. Bit of chipping at top and bottom of spine. Minimal dust soiling to wrappers. Internally very clean. 36 pages. Frontispiece map the United States showing the Union Pacific Rail Road connections and large folding map. Back wrapper with map of the Union Pacific R.R. through Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah. Light early ownership name on front wrapper: O. Pendleton. With a Map of Nebraska Lands Lithographed by Edward Mendel in Pre-Fire ChicagoScarce promotional work issued by the Land Department of the Union Pacific Railroad extolling the newly accessible lands of the West, with information on "How to Secure a Homestead." The Union Pacific sought to profit by selling government granted lands to the public. The frontispiece map shows the United States and its major railroad lines, including the Union Pacific and Central Pacific spanning the continent, and planned branches to Oregon and Montana. The folding map, lithographed by Edward Mendel of Chicago, depicts a checkerboard of land grants along the first 200 miles of track in Nebraska, and is titled: Map of the Lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the first 200 miles. Grants of 1862-64. Nebraska, 1869. Scale 8 miles per inch. The Railroad Lands are shaded. The map on the back wrapper shows the grants between the Omaha railhead and Promontory Point, where the U.P. joined the C.P. Much of the text is taken up with summaries of each county in the district shown in this map.The American Imprints Inventory for Nebraska describes three versions of this pamphlet dated 1870. The earliest version had only 28 pages, the present edition is the second (with 36 pages), while a later edition had 44 pages. Graff describes a fifth edition dated 1872 with 48 pages.…

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Title
[Nebraska] Guide to the Union Pacific R.R. Lands. | Map of the Lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
Author
Union Pacific Railroad Company / Edward Mendel / Republican Steam Printing House
Publisher
Union Pacific Railroad Company / Edward Mendel / Republican Steam Printing House
Publication year
1870
Condition
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Book Type
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Binding
Hardcover
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Barry Lawrence Ruderman is a specialist dealer in rare and important works on paper from the 15th century to the present. Today, our focus extends from the firm’s traditional core specialty in historical cartography, now encompassing a wide range of rare books, Americana (with particular strengths in Western Americana, Texana, and the American Revolution), early photography, old master prints, and significant manuscripts. Our clients include many of the most important public and private collections active today.…

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