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Auction 201, Lot 257

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"Map of Part of the State of Indiana and a Profile of the Wabash and Ohio Canal from Evansville to Terre Haute", U.S. State Surveys

Subject: Western Indiana

Period: 1843 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.3 x 18.1 inches
28.7 x 46 cm
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This map covers the western counties of Indiana along the state's border with Illinois, spanning from Terre Haute south to Evansville. The emphasis is on the Wabash and Erie Canal, a shipping canal that provided traders with a crucial link between the Great Lakes and Ohio River.

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Condition: A

Issued folding, now flat, with a few minor spots, tiny holes that can only be seen when held up to light, and a small, faint dampstain in the right blank margin.

Estimate: $90 - $120

Sold for: $22

Closed on 11/20/2024

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