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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 111 - closed 6/8/2005

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Lot #84: "Relief Map of North America" Central School Supply House

Antique map chart Relief Map of North America
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Estimate:
$350.00 - $450.00
This lot was withdrawn

Lot 84
By: Central School Supply House
Subject: North America
Date: 1899

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Condition: A
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Size: 27 x 40 inches
68.6 x 101.6 cm

A rarely offered relief map that shows the entire continent in very good detail. This map is a remarkable demonstration of craftsmanship that is composed of layers of cloth, plaster and papier mache, molded to show the topography of the continent. Includes a large untitled inset showing the Aleutian Islands. Coloring is a combination of printed and hand coloring. In its original carved wooden frame, measuring 34" x 47.5". This map was recovered from a school house in Tombstone, Arizona.

Minor darkening of varnish and surface soil.

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