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Details:black ink on yellow paper, double sided printingcondition: conserved, good condition, remnants of stain in lower section of map Description:The Savannah Fast Freight Lines map, 1884 is printed on the verso of the Bill of Lading dated Dec. 18, 1884 for Douglas Axe Mfg. Co. of East Douglas, Massachusetts (1837-1897)1/ dated in manuscript that appears to read 1884. Business headquarters were in Boston, a shipping hub. The Bill of Lading makes this document original source material for 19th c. shipping to and from the American South. One useful aspect of the map is for the shipper's clients to see the actual travel route of their goods. The Douglas Axe Mfg. Co. goods were to be delivered by steamer to Savannah, Georgia.The Great Southern Freight Line via the Ocean Steamship Company and Central Railroad of Georgia operated between 1872 and 1951. The line provided a reliable route north for southern products, such as cotton. In this particular instance, the Central Massachusetts based… Read More