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Auction 176, Lot 172

"Map of Public Surveys in California to Accompany Report of Surveyor Genl.", U.S. Government

Subject: California

Period: 1855 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Black & White

Size:
31.1 x 36.3 inches
79 x 92.2 cm
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This large and remarkably detailed map delineates the progress of public surveys throughout the state on the scale of 18 miles per inch. About one-third of the state, in the north and east, remains unsurveyed. Signed in the plate by John C. Hays, U.S. Surveyor General of California.

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Condition: B

Issued folding with light toning and several short splits near the fold junctions that have been mostly closed on verso with archival tape. Trimmed to just inside the neatline at lower left by the binder, and there is a small chip at top left.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 2/12/2020

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