Map of United States Central Sheet 1903 – Railroads, States, and Topography
€ 340
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1903
Sheet size
47 × 36.8 cm (18.5 × 14.5 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13577-47
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Condition is very good for its age, with only minimal signs of wear and slight toning around the edges, consistent with gentle handling over the decades. The colors remain vibrant, enhancing the visual appeal of this historical piece.
About this sheet
The middle of the United States, "United States of North America (Central Sheet)" by Keith Johnston, a color-printed map engraved and published in 1903 by W. & A.K. Johnston of Edinburgh and London. The title is lettered at the lower right, with scales and a table of distances at the lower left.
The sheet runs from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. In the north are Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with the upper end of Lake Michigan and part of Lake Superior at the top right. Below them come Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois, then Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas, and in the south Texas and Louisiana, with the Mississippi delta at lower right, and a strip of New Mexico on the left edge. State boundaries are outlined in color, and counties, railroads, rivers and the shaded hills of the Ozarks and the Rockies foothills are drawn throughout. The territories that became Oklahoma in 1907 are shown north of Texas.
The dense railroad network on the sheet reflects the central states at their period of greatest growth, when the plains were settled and Chicago and Kansas City were the railheads of the continent.
