PLAN OF COUNCIL BLUFFS [Iowa]

Chicago: A. T. Andreas / Lakeside Press, 1875. 14 1/4 inches by 17 1/2 inches. Original color map lithographed by Charles Shober for Andreas" 1875 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. It is a lithographed city plan with all streets and lots for Council Bluffs, Iowa. The plan is lithographed in pink, with a darker pink setting off additions and wards. There is a decorative black border around the plan. On the verso is a map of Pottawattamie lithographed in light blue with darker blue lines delineating township borders. The county map is highly detailed: in addition to cities, towns, roads, railroads, and rivers. there are pictorial representations of farm houses (with names of owners), churches, school houses, post offices, blacksmith shops, cemeteries, quarries, lime kilns, timberland, swamps, creeks, and bluffs. The decorative border from the recto (front) is repeated on the verso. Both sides are bright, attractive, and suitable for framing. The paper is very lightly toned, and edgewear is minimal; some light soiling in the margins outside the image.. First Edition. Single Sheet. Very Good. Illus. by Charles Shober. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Map.