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Auction 192, Lot 152
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"Gray's Atlas Map of the United States Showing the Principal Geological Formations", Hitchcock, Charles Henry

Subject: United States, Geology

Period: 1873 (dated)

Publication: Gray's Atlas of the United States...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
26.5 x 16.3 inches
67.3 x 41.4 cm
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This atlas map was drawn by Charles Henry Hitchcock, whose first geological map of the United States was completed in 1872. It presents remarkable geological detail with a color-coded legend identifying six different geological types including Eozoic, Paleozoic, Coal Measures, Mesozoic, Conozoic, and Volcanic. Geographic features include major mountains, cities, rivers, and a few major cities.

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Condition: B+

There is a bit of faint offsetting and light toning/dampstains along the sheet edges. Edge chips in the top corners are confined to the far blank margins.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $110

Closed on 4/26/2023

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