"The Great Through Car Line Between the North and South." The age of steam! Great for the man cave.īirds Eye View of Gulf Coast Louisville and Nashville Railroadīirds-Eye-View-of-Gulf-Coast-Louisville-and-Nashville-Railroad Shows little trains of four or five commuter cars with a steam engine puffing along ahead. Railroad lines shown include: the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, West Jersey Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, New York and Long Branch R.R., the Cumberland and Maurice Railroad and many more. Includes New York City at top, Coney Island, Asbury Park, Manasquan, Barnegat, Atlantic City, Cape May, Philadelphia, Delaware Bay and River and Rehoboth Beach at bottom. This old survivor shows numerous resorts, beaches, parks, coast and bays covered with decorative ship traffic heading in every direction, most of the vessels under sail or sail with steam assist. Matted and framed pictorial map from 1885 to accompany the Pennsylvania Railroad Summer Excursion routes publication. Interesting map evoking seaside dreams of an earlier age at the Jersey shore. Signed, and dated within to August 4, 1929,Įarly Pictorial Map of New Jersey Ocean Resorts and RailroadsĮarly-Pictorial-Map-of-New-Jersey-Ocean-Resorts-and-Railroads An online search turned up another map by Dummer in a very similar style and format: "Points of Interest in Quaint Marblehead, published by the Marblehead Craft Shop. No examples of the map in WorldCat, OWA, or AMPR. Inset illustrations of historical structures including the Garrison House, "Old Ship Church" and "The Old Ordinary" as well as named homes of local families including Ulman, Beal, Reilly, Donovan, Bolles, Foss and the entrance to the estate of Mrs. The map includes the locations of Bumkin Island, Weir River, World's End, Planters Hill, Sandy Beach, and Hominy Point. Unrecorded and very scarce pictorial map of Boston's South Shore including the towns of Hingham and Cohasset. Rare-unrecorded-pictorial-historical-map-Boston-South-Shore Rare unrecorded pictorial historical map Boston South Shore Mode collection of persuasive cartography Format:įor important information about copyright and use, see.
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.ĭivision of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Archival Collection: Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. ID #2034, France (1947) ID #2107, Austria (1952) ID #2250, Hamburg (Germany) Tour Map (1947).įor further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see and Cite As: The collection includes three European posters issued in the period shortly after World War II as part of efforts to rebuild tourism. Above and below the map are eight photographs of famous and typical tourist sites. The map itself is dense with scores of pictures of all kinds, illustrating significant French historical, cultural, architectural, culinary, sporting, agricultural, industrial and religious sites. Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français Ħ1 x 58 on sheet 99 x 62 (centimeters, height x width)Ī large poster promoting French tourism issued by the French National Railway (whose motto is on the upper left: "Punctuality, speed and comfort"). Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection Creator:
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