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Auction 171, Lot 10

"Colton's American Atlas", Colton, Joseph Hutchins

Subject: Title Pages

Period: 1857 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
11 x 14.9 inches
27.9 x 37.8 cm
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This frontispiece shows Native Americans on a high vantage point looking down at the Euro-American settlers' rapid westward expansion. In the background are many symbols of development including a railroad, a steamship, a developing town and a farm. Engraved by Carl Emil Doepler.

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Condition: B+

Light toning and foxing.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Unsold

Closed on 2/6/2019

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