"Pony Express Route April 3, 1860 - October 24, 1861", Railroad Companies, (Various)

This vivid pictorial map depicts the Pony Express Route from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The map identifies the many stops along the route where riders would rest and refuel and is illustrated with small vignettes including Old Fort Laramie, Sweetwater Station, the Valley of the Great Salt Lake and the Relay Station near Utah Desert. This example of the map is accompanied by the original cardboard tube from the Union Pacific Railroad, addressed to an employee of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. in Royal Oak, Michigan.

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Condition: B+

There is an edge tear that enters 0.75" into map image at right that has been closed on verso with archival tape and a few small chips in the blank margins. The map is tightly rolled and does not lay flat on its own.