#MA14
1874
Elephant Folio printed broadside (ca. 31x67 cm or 12 ¼ x 26 ¼ in). 1 p. of printed text; printed decorative vignette of a steam train on the top margin. Foldmarks, several repaired splints on folds; overall a very good copy.
Early large attractive broadside with the timetable and table of distances between the stations of the first Mexican railway - “Ferrocarril Mexicano,” which connected Mexico City and the Atlantic Ocean port of Veracruz and was opened on January 1, 1873, just a year before this publication was issued. The railway became a part of Ferrocarriles Nationales de Mexico in 1946; now it is operated as a freight line by the Ferrocarril del Sureste (Ferrosur) company. In 2017-2024, plans were announced to reestablish passenger train routes on the line, partly to stimulate tourism along the “Ruta de Cortes” (“Cortes Route”).
The broadside contains the timetable and the list of distances of the “Linea Principal” between Mexico City and Veracruz (over twenty stations, including Tepexpan, Soltepec, Apizaco, Boca del Monte, Orizaba, Paso del Macho, Camaron, &c.), and the side “Ramal de Puebla” (from Apizaco to Puebla via Santa Ana and Panzacola). A list of fifteen “Notas” below details about the travel rules and conditions. Overall a nice rare ephemera from the first years of operations of “Ferrocarril Mexicano.”
