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Auction 199, Lot 220

"Map of the Territory of Hawaii Compiled from Data on File in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey...", General Land Office

Subject: Hawaii

Period: 1914 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
32.9 x 22 inches
83.6 x 55.9 cm
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This large and detailed map was "compiled from data on file in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey: Hydrographic Office: Hawaiian Government Surveys, and other authentic sources under the direction of I. P. Berthrong chief of drafting division." It is beautifully colored with lithographic shading to convey terrain. Published under the direction of the commissioner Clay Tallman. A large inset (12.5 x 7.5") at lower left gives a wider view of the entire archipelago and notes in red the Hawaiian Islands Bird Reservation. A small table at bottom gives the distances to the principle ports in the Pacific Ocean from Honolulu.

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Condition: A

Issued folding on a clean bright sheet. There is one short edge tear that just enters the border at left that has been closed on verso with archival tape.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/11/2024

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