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Auction 141, Lot 257
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"View of New York and Vicinity Showing Good Automobile Roads", Nostrand, George

Subject: New York City, New York

Period: 1925 (circa)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
28.5 x 19 inches
72.4 x 48.3 cm
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This is a brightly colored bird's-eye view of greater New York City, from Staten Island to White Plains, and with portions of New Jersey and Long Island. Numerous buildings, roads, landmarks, railroads and ferry lines are shown. The proposed George Washington Bridge is illustrated, which helps date the map, as the bridge was constructed between 1927 and 1931. Folds into red self-wrappers (4.3 x 7.3").

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Condition: B

There is a 2.75" tear at bottom and a 1" tear in the Hudson River that have been repaired on verso with archival tape along with a few short fold separations.

Estimate: $130 - $160

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/5/2012

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