Birds-Eye View from Summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Title:
- Birds-Eye View from Summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire
- Alternate Title:
- Birds-Eye View from Summit of Mt. Washington
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- George H. Walker & Co.
- Date:
- 1902
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2122.01
- Collection Number:
- 8548
- File Name:
- PJM_2122_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1900 - 1919
- Subject:
- Advertising & Promotion
Pictorial
Unusual Graphics/Text
Unusual Projection
Railroads - Measurement:
- 61 dia on sheet 67 x 65 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- This is a spectacular promotional “Birds-Eye View from Summit of Mt. Washington; White Mountains, New Hampshire.” It was produced by George Walker & Co. for the Passenger Department of the Boston & Maine Railroad in or shortly after 1902. The peak of the mountain is shrouded in mysterious clouds, and surrounding it are 189 individually identified landmarks from as far away as Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts and New York: mostly other peaks, but also rivers and lakes, cities and villages. On the summit are sketches of the principal structures, particularly the historic “Tip Top House” and the cog railway.
The verso, ID #2122.02, is "A Brief History and Description of the Monarch of the White Hills.” There is an extensive description of the "remarkable" cog railway, completed in 1869, that transports passengers over three miles to the peak, rising some 3,700 feet during a 70-minute ride. The text is illustrated by eight photographs, including several of the summit and the railroad, along with two structures on the peak, Old Tip-Top House and Summit House.
“By the early 20th century the Lakes and White Mountain regions of New Hampshire were major tourist destinations, with a well-developed network of hotels and resort towns and villages. With the proliferation of the automobile some years away, the only feasible means of reaching the region was by rail, particularly the lines of the Boston & Maine Railroad . . . [which] dominated the region’s rail travel.” Michael Buehler, http://bostonraremaps.com/inventory/spectacular-birds-eye-view-of-mount-washington-2/, accessed July 30, 2016.
For a similar use of aerial perspective in promotional mapping, see ID #2442, [Bird's-Eye View From Above the Prudential Tower, Boston] (1965).
For further information on the Collector’s Notes and a Feedback/Contact Link, see https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/about-collection-personal-statement and https://persuasivemaps.library.cornell.edu/content/feedback-and-contact - Cite As:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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