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Auction 122, Lot 305

"Neueste Karte von New Jersey…", Meyer, Joseph

Subject: New Jersey

Period: 1851 (dated)

Publication: Grosser Zeitung Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
11.8 x 14.5 inches
30 x 36.8 cm
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This is the German edition of the Tanner/Mitchell map from the New Universal Atlas, with a German title but English place names. This edition was from Meyer's Grosser Zeitung Atlas, published in 1853 or later. The map is filled with detail and includes a chart with the routes for the post, steamships and canals. The chart to the right of the map shows the population growth in New Jersey counties from 1820-1840.

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Condition: B+

Nice impression with a few spots of foxing or toning. Original hand coloring and full margins.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Unsold

Closed on 12/5/2007

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