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Auction 179, Lot 306

"Chamber of Commerce Map of Dallas Texas"

Subject: Dallas, Texas

Period: 1938 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
16.8 x 22.9 inches
42.7 x 58.2 cm
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An early map of Dallas by J. Foster Ashburn with a legend showing street car lines and motor coach routes. Includes inset maps of "Route Map of Dallas" and "Downtown Business Section of Dallas." The verso contains corner illustrations of “Dallas Original Skyline" and text promoting the city. Folds into pictorial paper wrappers (4.0 x 8.8") with a two panel view of the Dallas skyline. One of Ashburn's earliest maps with no examples located on OCLC.

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Condition: A+

Fine, issued folding.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/16/2020

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