McNally’s 1919 Map of Central America

We are proud to offer this wonderful large scale map originally issued as part of Rand McNally’s Commercial Atlas of America in 1919. The maps from this atlas were larger than most atlas’ published at the time and show many more cities and towns. All railroad lines were drawn in red and numbered with a listing of all railroads operating in the area on each map. William H. Rand founded the company in 1856 and incorporated it in 1873 with his partner Andrew McNally. They published their first atlas, The Business Atlas, in 1877. Rand McNally and Company is the oldest business of its kind in the country.