May 26, 2016 - Sale 2417

Sale 2417 - Lot 67

Price Realized: $ 875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(LAKE SUPERIOR--MICHIGAN--MINING & GEOLOGY.) Manuscript Letter and Notations on a Map of Part of Michigan showing Mining Possibilities on Recently Acquired Menominee land in the Upper Peninsula. Constituting the upper right portion of a map entitled "Mineral District of Lake Superior and Michigan." 32x29 inches sheet size. map circa 1847, letter circa 1879
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A portion of the map has been heavily colored in five different colors to indicate where various minerals are to be found, for example a reddish orange indicates Potsdown Sandstone. The map is accompanied by a letter from John Munro Longyear (1850-1922) to Charles W. Whittlesey (1808-1886) laying out his company's terms for leasing property in the designated region.