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Auction 108, Lot 106

"Stromgebiet von NordAmerica", Meyer, Joseph

Subject: North America

Period: 1847 (dated)

Publication: Hand Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
14.2 x 11.6 inches
36.1 x 29.5 cm
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Crisp copper engraved thematic chart with good detail. Coloring indicates climatic regions rather than political divisions. Major areas are named for the river basins: Columbia and Colorado in the West, the Mississippi in the Midwest, and Mackenzie and Saskatscha in the North. Table gives length of major rivers. A nicely colored and handsome sheet.

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Condition: B

Dark impression with fine original coloring and wide margins. Scattered foxing.

Estimate: $140 - $180

Unsold

Closed on 9/29/2004

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