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"[Lot of 3] A New Map of Iowa [and] Colton's Iowa [and] Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa"

Subject: Iowa

Period: 1856-73 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

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A nice collection of atlas maps of Iowa by some of the most prominent American cartographers of the mid-nineteenth century. Lot includes the following:

1) A New Map of Iowa, Desilver, 1856, 15.8 x 13"
2) Colton's Iowa, G.W. Colton, 1862, 24 x 16.8"
3) Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa, Gray, 1873, 23 x 16"

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Condition: A

All with original hand coloring and margins. The Colton has a centerfold split at bottom, repaired.

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 7/18/2007

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"[Lot of 3] A New Map of Iowa [and] Colton's Iowa [and] Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa"

Subject: Iowa

Period: 1856-73 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

See Description

A nice collection of atlas maps of Iowa by some of the most prominent American cartographers of the mid-nineteenth century. Lot includes the following:

1) A New Map of Iowa, Desilver, 1856, 15.8 x 13"
2) Colton's Iowa, G.W. Colton, 1862, 24 x 16.8"
3) Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa, Gray, 1873, 23 x 16"

References:

Condition: A

All with original hand coloring and margins. The Colton has a centerfold split at bottom, repaired.

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 7/18/2007

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"[Lot of 3] A New Map of Iowa [and] Colton's Iowa [and] Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa"

Subject: Iowa

Period: 1856-73 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

See Description

A nice collection of atlas maps of Iowa by some of the most prominent American cartographers of the mid-nineteenth century. Lot includes the following: 1) A New Map of Iowa, Desilver, 1856, 15.8 x 13" 2) Colton's Iowa, G.W. Colton, 1862, 24 x 16.8" 3) Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa, Gray, 1873, 23 x 16"

References:

Condition: A

All with original hand coloring and margins. The Colton has a centerfold split at bottom, repaired.

Estimate: $100 - $150

Sold for: $60

Closed on 7/18/2007

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About Us

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A nice collection of atlas maps of Iowa by some of the most prominent American cartographers of the mid-nineteenth century. Lot includes the following:

1) A New Map of Iowa, Desilver, 1856, 15.8 x 13"
2) Colton's Iowa, G.W. Colton, 1862, 24 x 16.8"
3) Gray's Atlas Map of Iowa, Gray, 1873, 23 x 16"