Title:
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as a short, economical, and profitable line from the Atlantic Coast to the Great West. Its present position, peculiar advantages, and future prospects, together with the financial resources of the company, and the security of their first mortgage bonds
Description:
36 pp. Large folding lithographed map with hand-coloring to railroad routes. 22.5x15 cm. (9x6"), original printed wrappers. First Edition.
Promotional booklet/prospectus for the railroad, with folding "Map of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail Road and its Connections" (39x108 cm.) having a large inset showing transcontinental routes to the Pacific.
Condition:
Front wrapper detached, chipped, some soiling; map with 8" crease tear and a few short ones; very good.