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Auction 131, Lot 934

"Gray's Atlas of the United States, with General Maps of the World…", Gray, O. W.

Subject: Atlases

Period: 1875 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
15 x 17.5 inches
38.1 x 44.5 cm
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This complete atlas contains approximately 75 hand colored maps. Includes the uncolored Climatological map by Blodget, the Mountains & Rivers chart and several thematic maps plus all states, city plans of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. With fine maps of Texas, a double page map of the Southwest, and a great Indian Territory. Folio. Hardbound in brown cloth with quarter calf, title page, contents, text and descriptions, maps, index.

References: Phillips (A) 1390.

Condition:

Contents and maps are very good or fine, some with a little marginal foxing except Europe has some internal foxing. Text page 41 is loose. The covers have shelf wear with lower leather tip abraded and a little frying to lower edge. Spine is abraded at edge.

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,400

Sold for: $750

Closed on 3/17/2010

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