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George C. Rand And Avery
Rand-Avery, also known as Rand, Avery, & Company, and as Geo. C. Rand & Avery, was a printing company in Boston during the 19th century. The company went bankrupt in 1888. Rand Avery Supply Co. was a successor firm and continued into the 20th century. History George Curtis Rand (13 December 13, 1819 - December 30, 1878) established Rand, Avery & Company. He was related to William Rand (printer), William Rand, who was one of the founding members of Rand, McNally & Company, and Franklin Rand, publisher of the ''Zion's Herald''. Promoter and controversial muckracker Tom Lawson (muckraker) took over the firm and liquidated it after losing a battle with its directors. The company occupied several buildings including 117 Franklin Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Publications The firm printed sailing cards, travel and sightseeing guides for rail passengers, and area histories. It published Harriet E. Wilson's novel ''Our Nig'' in 1959. In 1860, the firm was a printer for Walt Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of The Boston, Concord, Montreal And White Mountains Railroad And Its Principal Connections (10176663755)
A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as Physical body, objects, regions, or themes. Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to Context (language use), context or Scale (map), scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'the world'. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
