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Auction 184, Lot 245

"Map Showing the Route of E. F. Beale from Fort Smith. Ark. to Alburquerque N.M. 1858-9", U.S. Government

Subject: Texas, Oklahoma & New Mexico

Period: 1860 (circa)

Publication: H.R. Doc. No. 42, 36th Congress, 1st Session

Color: Black & White

Size:
48.8 x 6.9 inches
124 x 17.5 cm
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Edward F. Beale (1822-1893) had quite a career in the West including Indian Agent, surveyor and camel driver. His most lasting contribution was as a road builder. This map resulted from the survey of a road across present-day Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. His route roughly follows the Canadian River and closely parallels or is identical to that of Lt. Whipple just a few years earlier. A dotted line indicates where the routes diverge. Beale's 62 camp sites are numbered by day. Lithographed by Julius Bien.

References: Wheat (TMW) #939.

Condition: B

Issued folding with light scattered foxing and a couple of dampstains at left and center.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $70

Closed on 9/15/2021

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