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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 127 - closed 2/25/2009

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Lot #286: "(A. No. 3) A Preliminary Chart of Ipswich and Annisquam Harbors Massachusetts" U.S. Coast Survey

Antique map chart A No 3 A Preliminary Chart of Ipswich and Annisquam
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Estimate:
$130.00 - $180.00
This lot was withdrawn

Lot 286
By: U.S. Coast Survey
Subject: Massachusetts
Date: 1855

Publication:

Condition: B+
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Color: hand color

Size: 29 x 19 inches
73.7 x 48.3 cm

Sea chart of the coastline between Ipswich and Annisquam details soundings and the now famous lighthouses in the region. An inset locates the lighthouses and gives the heights of tides during the various times of year.

Issued folding, now pressed and backed with Japanese tissue. The folds are slightly toned.

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