MEDIUM: Typeset and wood engraving.
DATE: 1867.
EDITION SIZE: Pamphlet size 8 1/4 x 5 1/4" (21 x 13 cm). Map size 14 1/4 x 11 3/8" (36.3 x 29 cm)
DESCRIPTION: Printed by Ramaley & Hall, Commercial Office, St. Paul. 15 pp. With folding wood-engraved map. original pink printed wrappers. <br><br> A rare prospectus outlining the purpose of the company, its proposed routes, prospects for financial success, and other details. The folding "Map of the Saint Paul and Chicago Railway, Connecting the Railway System of Minnesota and the Hudson Bay Company's Territory with Chicago and the East," shows Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and portions of adjacent states, with the projected Saint Paul and Chicago railway line along with other rail lines.
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CONDITION: Good condition with the exception of torn section wraps cover page. Map fine.
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