[ca. 1910]. · Kansas City, Mo.
by [Missouri]
Kansas City, Mo.: F.E. Gallup Map Co., [ca. 1910].. Colored map, 18 1/2 x 17 inches, entitled "Map of Vernon County, Mo." Folding into original printed wrappers. Minor edge wear. A few tiny separations at crossfolds, one small closed tear in the map area (with no loss). Very good. An attractive, rare, and vibrantly-colored promotional map of Vernon County, Missouri printed in Kansas City in the early 20th century. Each city within the county is printed in a different color, and the land is then further divided in each city and numbered in blocks. The upper and lower borders of the map carry advertisements from the Wainscott Furniture Co., Undertakers and Gordons Garage - as do three sides of the wrapper covers. The advertisers on the wrappers include the Bank of Nevada [Missouri], Ballaghs Drug Store, the Hotel Mitchell, the Nevada Steam Laundry, and others. The verso of the map itself is stamped with an additional ad for a real estate company called Williams & Pottorf of Nevada, Missouri. No copies in OCLC.
(Inventory #: WRCAM56733)