"Yellowstone National Park. Northern Pacific Railroad", Poole Bros.

This uncommon chromolithographic bird's-eye view was published as a promotional brochure by the Northern Pacific Railroad. The map identifies numerous attractions in the park, lodging, roads, and trails. The verso includes a strip map of the northwestern coast of North America from Glacier Bay south to Portland, a small map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and its connections, and related black & white photographs and text. Copyright attributed to Charles S. Fee, 1895. Engraved by the Poole Bros.

References: cf. Rumsey #4118.

Condition: B+

A crisp, colorful example, issued folding with several short splits at the fold junctions and two 2" fold separations at bottom that have been closed on verso with archival tape. Pamphlet covers are lightly soiled with a couple small dampstains that do not show through to map image.