Standard Guide Ready Reference Map (5 results)
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Published by B. S. Reynolds Company, Washington, D. C.
- Softcover
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Copyright is 1915. 22 x 32 inched folding pocket map. Covers show some light handling creases on edges. Folding map shows three closed fold tears. Map and covers remain bright and clean.
More imagesPublished by Foster & Reynolds, Washington, D. C. 1902
- Softcover
Seller: Open Door Books MABA, Bath, ME, U.S.A.Open Door Books MABA
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Decorative Paper. Condition: Fine. Colored Map Neatly Folded. Engraved By Matthews- Northrup Co. Appox 25 X 28 Inches.
Published by B. S. Reynolds Co, Washington DC 1904
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
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Condition: Good. Format is approximately 17.5 inches by 14 inches, printed on one side only. Folded so that there are eight panels on this single sheet. Includes a Ready Reference Index that takes up about half of the upper right panel. It lists prominent institutions, railway stations, steamboats, buildings, monuments and statu…es and hotels. The United States Naval Observatory is in the upper left panel. The Zoological Park and Soldiers' Home Grounds are at the top boundary. The Navy Yard is in the lower right panel. Arlington National Cemetery is in the lower left panel. The boundaries between the four quadrants is in bold. Much of the map is captioned in terms of street names and numbers and places of significant interest. The Practical Guide was a booklet that included a fold-out map. The booklet is not present. This appears to have derived from the map in the booklet entitled the "Standard Guide" which was published in 1905. The B. S. Reynolds Company was a Washington, D. C. publishing company that specialized in postcards and lithographic guides. The company, formerly known as the Foster & Reynolds Company of 1202 D Street, NW, began putting out postcards in 1901 and became known for its views of the city's monuments and buildings and of artworks in the city's public buildings and museums. The company closed in 1948. Single sheet, printed on one side Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Published by Washington, Washington 1902
Seller: High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA, South Deerfield, MA, U.S.A.High Ridge Books, Inc. - ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerBrightly colored map, previously folded, designed as an advertisement for the Washington Standard Guide Book in which copies of this map were included. fine condition. Printed by Matthews-Northrup of Buffalo. Copyright date is 1901, this is noted as a revised edition. Shows from the Naval Observatory to the Anacostia River.
- Map
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Contact seller4-star sellerAverage. Repaired on verso and backed on archival tissue for stability. Size 24 x 19 Inches. This is a striking 1937 map or plan of Washington, D.C. by the Foster and Reynolds Company of New York. It covers Washington D.C. from the Arlington National Cemetery and Georgetown College eastward as far as 28th Street and the Congress…ional Cemetery and from the Soldiers' Home grounds to the Anacostia River and the War College (southern tip of Washington, D.C.). The map is exceptionally detailed, noting important buildings, monuments, streets, parks, railroads and an assortment of other topographical details. Other sites of note are the United States Navy Yard, Howard University, and the Zoological Park. The National Mall is also referred to as 'The Mall'. The city is divided in four sections marked N.W., S.W., S.E. and N.E. by lines emanating from the Capitol Building. A 'Ready Reference Index' is set in the upper right quadrant. Two short paragraphs in the lower left quadrant detail the geographical divisions of streets and a note on how to use this map. This map was first copyrighted in 1915 and went through numerous subsequent editions. The map was engraved by the Matthews-Northrup Co., makers of the Century Atlas , and was published by the Foster and Reynolds Company, Washington, D. C.
