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Auction 192, Lot 255
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"Kentucky", Scott, Joseph

Subject: Kentucky

Period: 1799 (circa)

Publication: The New and Universal Gazetteer

Color: Hand Color

Size:
7.4 x 6.2 inches
18.8 x 15.7 cm
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This is the second state of this early U.S. produced map. Details include county names and settlements, with limited topographical information. The northern portion of the border with Virginia follows the incorrect cartography of Elihu Barker's map. To the north is N.W. Territory and to the south is the new state of Tennessee, which achieved statehood in 1796.

References: McCorkle #378, Vol III [1]; Wheat & Brun #643.

Condition: A

On a bright sheet with a bit of printer's ink residue at left and a tiny tear in the left blank margin.

Estimate: $200 - $240

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/26/2023

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