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Auction 177, Lot 245

"Dallas Railway & Terminal Company Dallas Transportation Map",

Subject: Dallas, Texas

Period: 1947 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
18.4 x 23 inches
46.7 x 58.4 cm
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A highly detailed map of Dallas by J. Foster Ashburn showing the street grid pattern of the city (green) along with street car lines (blue overprinting) and bus routes (red overprinting). Features three inset maps including the "Business Section of Dallas." The verso contains an extensive street index, timetables, and a small photographic image of the city on the back wrapper. Self-folding (4.0 x 9.4"). OCLC locates no copies of this 1947 edition, one of Ashburn’s earliest maps of Dallas.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with a few tiny splits at the fold junctions with minute loss of image.

Estimate: $160 - $190

Sold for: $400

Closed on 4/29/2020

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