MAP OF RINGGOLD COUNTY [Iowa]

Chicago: A. T. Andreas / Lakeside Press, 1875. 17 1/2 inches by 14 inches. Original color map lithographed by Charles Shober for Andreas" 1875 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. It is a map of Ringgold County lithographed in light yellow with darker yellow lines delineating township borders. The county map is highly detailed: in addition to cities, towns, roads, railroads, and rivers. there are pictorial representations of farm houses (with names of owners), churches, school houses, post offices, blacksmith shops, cemeteries, quarries, lime kilns, timberland, swamps, creeks, and bluffs. At the bottom of the map are two lithographed vignettes--one showing a train; the other, 2 farmers resting. There is a decorative border around the map. On the verso is a similar map of Taylor County, Iowa The map is lithographed in pink, with a darker pink delineating township borders. The 2 vignettes at the bottom have siimilar themes but different images. The decorative border from the recto (front) is repeated on the verso. Both sides are bright, attractive, and suitable for framing. The paper is very lightly toned, and there is some foxing... First Edition. Single Sheet. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Shober. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Map.