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Auction 199, Lot 238

"A New Map of Michigan with Its Canals, Roads & Distances", Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.

Subject: Michigan

Period: 1850 (dated)

Publication: New Universal Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 14.7 inches
30 x 37.3 cm
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Attractive, colorful map with county development throughout, but no settlement beyond Saginaw and Maskegon Mills, with the notable exception of Mackinaw Island. Railroads are shown only in the extreme southern portion of the state. The map includes an inset of the western tip of the Upper Peninsula, showing Ontonagon County and parts of Marquette, Houghton, Marquette, and Delta counties. The table to the right gives the cities and distances along the steamboat routes from Detroit to Fort Gratiot and then continuing to Fort Howard. The map is adorned with calligraphic title and scroll borders.

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Condition: B+

Full contemporary color with light uneven toning and some small spots of foxing.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $425

Closed on 9/11/2024

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