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Auction 137, Lot 353

"The Metropolis and its Surroundings Showing Staten Island and the New Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Line to New York City",

Subject: New York City, Staten Island

Period: 1890 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
14 x 9.3 inches
35.6 x 23.6 cm
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Very colorful bird's-eye view promotional map of the New York Bay area. The map highlights two locations on Staten Island: Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina and the Fairyland Concerts and Electrical Fountains at St. George. There is text on verso touting the area's attractions.

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Condition: B+

Nice bright image with just a few tiny fold separations, else very good. Issued folded.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Sold for: $120

Closed on 9/14/2011

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