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Auction 138, Lot 261

"Map of the Grand Canon Platform and the Surrounding Mesozoic Formations", U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Subject: Grand Canyon, Arizona & Utah

Period: 1882 (published)

Publication: Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon Dist

Color: Printed Color

Size:
13.5 x 9.5 inches
34.3 x 24.1 cm
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This detailed chromolithograph depicts the Mesozoic formations of the area surrounding the Grand Canyon, with a color-coded key at bottom. Relief is shown by contour lines. This map was included in the scarce Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District, which was devoted to a description of the methods and results of erosion on a grand scale. Lithograph by Julius Bein & Co., with topography by J.H. Renshawe under the direction of Clarence E. Dutton, the geologist in charge.

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Condition: A

Lightly toned with faint damp stain in top blank margin, far from map image.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 12/7/2011

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