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Auction 147, Lot 406

"[Lot of 4] Plan of the East and West India Docks... [and] Plan of the Up Town Warehouses Belonging to the East & West India Dock Company [and] Plan of the London Docks [and] River Thames with the Docks... [on sheet with] Plan of Liverpool Docks",

Subject: London, England

Period: 1849 (circa)

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Color: Black & White

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These four maps show the development of the London docks and were published for the Senate during the 2nd Session of the 30th Congress. The largest map, Plan of the East and West India Docks, shows very good detail of the Eastern and Western docks along the Thames River with several notations along the river's edge displaying the operating companies and individual land holders. The lot also includes one small view of the docks at Liverpool.

A. Plan of the East and West India Docks 15th, by C.B. Graham (21.5 x 16.6"). Condition: Issued folding with a few insignificant spots mostly in the blank margins. (A)

B. Plan of the Up Town Warehouses Belonging to the East & West India Dock Company (8.8 x 8.1"). Condition: Light toning along the centerfold. (B)

C. Plan of the London Docks (9.1 x 5.3"). Condition: Light toning and offsetting. (B)

D. River Thames with the Docks from Blackwall to the Tower [on sheet with] Plan of Liverpool Docks (12.0 x 10.6"). Condition: Issued folding with faint offsetting and one misfold. (B+)

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Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $110

Closed on 11/20/2013

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