1883 | POST ROUTE MAP | OF THE TERRITORY OF | DAKOTA | WITH ADJACENT PAERT OF | MONTANA, WYOMING, NEBRASKA AND MINNESOTA | AND PORTIONS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA | SHOWING POST OFFICES, with intermediate distances between them | and mail routes in operation on 1st October 1883. | Published by order of the Postmaster General Walter Q. GRESHAM

Gresham, Walter Q. (1832/03/17-1895/05/28); C. Roeser, Jr;

Published by Postmaster General, 1883

About this Item

TWO SHEETS each 76 x 109 cm, C. Roeser, Jr., Topographer P. O. Dept., First edition of the map was 1879. Northern sheet has edge loss not reaching the neat line, southern sheet has tears and loss reaching into the map surface but removing almost no printing, the northwest corner is gone but no routes were in this small area. Incredibly detailed information, different symbols, including red color are used for Railroad, Six times a week, three times a week, twice a week, once a week, and special supply. The distances between post offices show the length of existing wagon roads, etc., and the level of service shows how important each place was considered in 1883. Price reflects condition.

Seller Inventory # 001896

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1883 | POST ROUTE MAP | OF THE TERRITORY OF | DAKOTA | WITH ADJACENT PAERT OF | MONTANA, WYOMING, NEBRASKA AND MINNESOTA | AND PORTIONS OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA | SHOWING POST OFFICES, with intermediate distances between them | and mail routes in operation on 1st October 1883. | Published by order of the Postmaster General Walter Q. GRESHAM
• Publisher: Postmaster General
• Publication Date: 1883
• Binding: No Binding
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket