Calcutta

George Franklin Cram, Calcutta, Chicago: George F Cram, 1893
9.5 x 13 in (23.7 x 32.5 cm)

This uncommon plan of Calcutta from The Columbian World's Fair atlas: containing complete illustrations of the World's Fair grounds and buildings, general illustrations of the public buildings, parks, monuments, street scenes, etc. of Chicago, and maps of every state and territory of the United States and Canada, and general maps of the world. Published for: Wood Brothers Cash Store ... Unadilla, New York was published to commemorate the 1893 World's Fair and Columbian Exposition in Chicago, also known as Chicago World's Fair.

"George Franklin Cram (1842-1928) was an American map publisher. He served in the U.S. Army during the American Civil War and then joined his uncle Rufus Blanchard's Evanston map business in 1867. Two years later, he became sole proprietor of the firm and renamed it the George F. Cram Co. which became a leading map firm and the first American firm to publish a world atlas. It employed a relief process." (Source: Wikipedia)

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