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Auction 128, Lot 341

"The State of Massachusetts from the Best Information", Payne, John

Subject: Massachusetts

Period: 1799 (dated)

Publication: Payne's Geography

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8.3 x 7.5 inches
21.1 x 19.1 cm
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This small map is a reduced version of John Reid's folio map for the American Atlas, which was in turn based on the work of Samuel Lewis's work. It is a nicely detailed, early map of the state that shows early roads.

References: Wheat & Brun #222.

Condition: B+

A few faint spots, else very good.

Estimate: $200 - $250

Sold for: $150

Closed on 5/20/2009

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