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Auction 149, Lot 153

"[Lot of 2] New Railroad Map of the States of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia [and] Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia", Gray, F. A.

Subject: Mid-Atlantic United States

Period: 1873-76 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

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This attractive lot contains two maps covering the region from Washington, DC northeast to Wilmington, DE. Each depicts counties and townships in full hand color with the railroad network displayed.

A. New Railroad Map of the States of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, dated 1873 (24.3 x 15.5"). Includes a table at lower left listing the railroad lines and their distances.

B. Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia, dated 1876 (26.6 x 15.7"). Includes a large inset of Washington, with smaller insets of Wilmington, Dover, Annapolis and Annapolis Harbor.

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Condition: B+

Each map has minor soiling, faint offsetting, and a short centerfold separation at bottom that just enters the border that has been archivally repaired on verso.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $170

Closed on 5/21/2014

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