Jun 07, 2012 - Sale 2280

Sale 2280 - Lot 136

Price Realized: $ 5,040
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(MINNESOTA.) Strobel. City of St. Paul, Capital of Minnesota [manuscript title]. Hand-colored lithographed bird's-eye view, 420x605 mm sheet size (16 1/4x23 3/4 inches); moderately but evenly toned; manuscript pencil additions in lower margin; matted. [Philadelphia, 1853]

Additional Details

We believe this to be a proof-before-letters of the scarce first bird's-eye view of St. Paul. Early pencil notes in the lower margins state, "City of St. Paul, capital of Minnesota, on stone by Queen, P. S. Duval, Sept 22d 1853." It is also in agreement with the image found on the Library of Congress website.