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Auction 204, Lot 166

"Map of Alaska Compiled from the Official Records of the General Land Office, U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey...", General Land Office

Subject: Alaska

Period: 1898 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
32.4 x 25 inches
82.3 x 63.5 cm
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This large and colorful map of Alaska Territory was published at the beginning of the Yukon Gold Rush and features a large inset of the gold region entitled "From Juneau to Forty-Mile Creek." A legend identifies regions with reported gold discoveries (highlighted in yellow), deposits of silver, copper and coal, church locations, and routes of the railroads (both existing and proposed). Another inset details the Aleutian Islands. A large text box provides distances from the U.S. to locations throughout Alaska, e.g. San Francisco to Chilkoot Pass - 1186 miles. Steam ship routes from San Francisco plus internal mail routes are shown in overprinted colors. Compiled and drawn by M. Herdges under the direction of Harry King, Chief of Drafting Division. A remarkable record of the great Alaskan Gold Rush.

References: Phillips (Maps) p. 117.

Condition: A

Issued folding with a few minor spots.

Estimate: $120 - $150

Sold for: $90

Closed on 6/18/2025

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