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George F. Cram (1842-1928), or George Franklin Cram, was an American mapmaker and businessman. During the Civil War, Cram served under General William Tecumseh Sherman and participated in his March to the Sea. His letters of that time are now important sources for historians of the Civil War. In 1867, Cram and his uncle, Rufus Blanchard, began the company known by their names in Evanston, Illinois.
Two years later, Cram became sole proprietor and the company was henceforth known as George F. Cram Co. Specializing in atlases, Cram was one of the first American companies to publish a world atlas. One of their most famous products was the Unrivaled Atlas of the World, in print from the 1880s to the 1950s.
Cram died in 1928, seven years after he had merged the business with that of a customer, E.A. Peterson. The new company still bore Cram’s name. Four years later, the Cram Company began to make globes, a branch of the business that would continue until 2012, when the company ceased to operate. For the final several decades of the company’s existence it was controlled by the Douthit family, who sold it just before the company was shuttered.
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
Condition:
VG
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101202
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Chicago / 1895
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16.7 x 11 inches
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VG+
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101867
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22.8 x 16.25 inches
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VG
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101104
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
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15 x 19.5 inches
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VG+
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101205
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895 circa
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10 x 13 inches
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VG+
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101109
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
Size:
19.5 x 15 inches
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VG+
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101208
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
Size:
15 x 19 inches
Condition:
VG
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101206
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1878
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19.5 x 15 inches
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VG+
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101217
Place/Date:
/ 1878
Size:
22 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
101226
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
16.5 x 24.5 inches Including Text
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
90104
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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101131
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
16 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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101137
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
18.5 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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101141
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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101146
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1891
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
99524
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1885
Size:
27 x 38 inches
Condition:
See Description
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100816
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
20 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103032
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
9 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
92366
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103041
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103045
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
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16 x 10 inches
Condition:
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103053
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103046
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1895
Size:
12 x 9.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103050
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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16 x 24 inches
Condition:
VG+
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104040
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
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13.5 x 10.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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103081
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1891
Size:
19 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
103086
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Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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20 x 13.5 inches
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VG+
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1816
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
19.5 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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2176
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Chicago / 1899
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13.5 x 10 inches
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VG+
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9910
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1868
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1873
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1876
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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5603
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1765
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1766
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1768
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1771
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1772
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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11.5 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1773
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1780
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1781
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1782
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Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1783
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1784
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1785
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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18 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1786
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
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13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1791
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1902
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13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1792
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1804
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1812
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
Size:
18 x 12 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
5196
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1877
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
1439
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1774
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
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22 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
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0680
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Chicago / 1902
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20 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG+
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2063
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
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19 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
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2217
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1887
Size:
19 x 12.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
8727
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1879
Size:
22 x 16.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
2843
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1879
Size:
16.5 x 16 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
m0390
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
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1811
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1879
Size:
14 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
3732
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
3779
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1889
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
5386
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1879
Size:
29 x 17 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
m0421
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1899
Size:
13 x 10 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
3969
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1888
Size:
21 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
m0498
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1892
Size:
20 x 13 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
5303
Place/Date:
Chicago / 1898
Size:
20 x 13.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
6946
