San Francisco: Rand, McNally & Co. 1905

Title: San Francisco Author: Rand, McNally & Co. Date: 1905 Medium: Wax engraving Condition: Very Good Plus - light age toning, slight paper loss in margins Inches: 27 7/8 x 20 3/4 [Paper] Centimeters: 70.8 x 52.71 [Paper] Product ID: 101936 Map of the city of San Francisco with inset map of larger environs in top right corner. In 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 & 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 & Co.’s cartographic e