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Auction 88, Lot 138
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"Geological Map of Western Wyoming", U.S. Geographical Survey

Subject: Wyoming

Period: 1874 (dated)

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Color: Printed Color

Size:
17.7 x 31 inches
45 x 78.7 cm
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Dr. Theodore Comstock's important geological map was one of the first ever drawn of the Yellowstone - Uinta area. He was the geologist with Capt. W.A. Jones' military reconnaissance of northwestern Wyoming. The map is very colorful with 15 colors designating the various geological features. Ref: W. Goetzman, Exploration and Empire, pp 709-12. Folded as issued with only a bit of faint toning.

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Condition: A

Estimate: $90 - $120

Sold for: $250

Closed on 10/2/1999

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