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Auction 119, Lot 192

"The Mississippi River from Its Mouth to Cairo, Showing New Orleans, Memphis, Fort Wright, Island Number Ten, Columbus, Etc.", Harper's Weekly

Subject: Mississippi River

Period: 1862 (dated)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
9.2 x 14 inches
23.4 x 35.6 cm
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This interesting map is presented in strip map style to chart the route of the Mississippi River as it winds its way from its confluences with the Ohio River to the Gulf of Mexico. The map opens to a double-page view showing Confederate fortifications near Yorktown and Gloucester. The full sheet measures (22 x 16")

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Condition: A

Estimate: $90 - $110

Sold for: $65

Closed on 5/9/2007

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