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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3040BBoston
November 12, 2017 11:00 AMCalender
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Mitchell's National Map of the American Republic or United States of North America.

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$369$300
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 3040BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 12, 2017 11:00AM

Description:

Mitchell's National Map of the American Republic or United States of North America. Philadelphia: S. Augustus Mitchell, 1843. Large wall map mounted on linen and shellacked, with detached turned wooden dowel, the map originally drawn by J.H. Young and engraved by J.H. Brightly, depicting the states as they then existed, ending just east of Texas and the Indian Territories; hand-colored, toned, top edge tattered, some breaks and tears, 48 1/2 x 42 in.
Estimate $500-700


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Keywords

S. Augustus Mitchell, United States, Philadelphia