{"product_id":"long-island-new-york-rand-mcnally-company-1883","title":"[Long Island, New York]: Rand McNally \u0026 Company, 1883","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e[Long Island, N. Y.]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rand McNally \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDate: \u003c\/b\u003e1883\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInches:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 20 x 13 [Image] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCentimeters:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 50.80 x 33.02 [Image] \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduct ID: \u003c\/b\u003e308702\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a handsome late-19th-century Rand, McNally atlas map of Long Island, New York, with the island shown in a long horizontal format and richly layered topographic shading along the shorelines. The map highlights Nassau and Suffolk counties, nearby waters, roads, rail lines, and place names, while the surrounding text panels and index references reflect the practical, information-dense style of Rand McNally’s indexed atlas production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground on Creator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1856, William H. Rand opened a Chicago print shop, hiring Irish immigrant Andrew McNally as a printer two years later. They established a relationship with the Chicago Tribune’s predecessor, soon taking over its printing operation in full. Eventually, in 1868 Rand, McNally, and Rand’s nephew George Amos Poole bought out the Tribune and founded Rand, McNally \u0026amp; Co. Now with significant printing experience under their belt, the three men embarked on several publishing endeavors, capitalizing on the massive success of Chicago’s railroad industry by printing tickets, timetables, and railroad guides. Rand, McNally \u0026amp; Co.’s cartographic enterprise began as an offshoot of their existing publishing business; it was not until 1872 that the company printed its first map, a wax engraving that appeared in the company’s December Railroad Guide. Thanks to the low cost and ease of production associated with wax engravings, the firm quickly became the largest commercial publisher in the United States and to this day continues to produce quality atlases, maps, and globes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46933975761035,"sku":"308702","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0389\/6416\/6795\/files\/RandMcNallyLongIsland_NY1883.jpg?v=1778875233","url":"https:\/\/theantiquarium.com\/products\/long-island-new-york-rand-mcnally-company-1883","provider":"The Antiquarium Antique Maps | Quality Custom Picture Framing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}