Catalog Archive
Auction 183, Lot 208

"Iowa", Mitchell, Samuel Augustus

Subject: Iowa

Period: 1848 (circa)

Publication: New Universal Atlas

Color: Hand Color

Size:
13.4 x 16.1 inches
34 x 40.9 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This early map of the state depicts 48 counties along the southern and eastern boundaries with development almost entirely along the Mississippi River. Only 21 of the 48 counties have been surveyed and several counties have no settlements and simply a marker for a courthouse (C.H.). The northern and western portion of the state is Indian lands owned by the Sauks, Foxes, Pottawattamies, and Sioux.

References:

Condition: B

Contemporary color with light toning and soiling. The left margin is narrow with binding holes.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $100

Closed on 6/9/2021

Archived