Cleveland Ohio City Plan 1898 rare pocket folding travel map

(Old Maps, 19th Century Maps, Americana, Ohio, Cleveland, Pocket Maps, Travel, Tourism).

Map of City of Cleveland, Ohio.
Published 1898, Cleveland, Ohio by Cleveland News Company. Lithographed Phila. by Mueller.
Large folding city plan map. Text in English.

Publisher's thin card stock printed paper wrappers, lithographed and hand colored map printed on thin bond paper.

Map is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Map is not new or in "new" condition.

Map is mostly clean, some minor edge splits and short splitting at fold lines intersections.

Covers age worn, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, pocket map remains overall attractive as an object.

Paper is gently toned, still clean, tight, sound internally. Rather fresh looking when opened.

Still attractive on the shelf. The very scarce pocket map displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in overall nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws which may be present seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail showing how this item survives. The asking price reflects the condition based on our examination and 35+ years full time exposure to antiquarian books, maps and printed ephemera of all types and genres. Flaws seen and/ or described have been taken into account.

Folder Measures c. 8 1/4" H x 4 1/4" W.

Map measures c. 23 1/4" H x 32" W.

[B9258].