Dec 17, 2019 - Sale 2527

Sale 2527 - Lot 279

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 500
SARGENT, CHARLES SPRAGUE. Sixteen Maps Accompanying Report on Forest Trees of North America. 16 chromolithographed maps by Julius Bien. Elephant folio, 28x19 1/2 inches, loose in publisher's cloth-backed patterned board portfolio with printed paper title label affixed to upper cover, moderate wear; surviving well for a fragile object with only light edge wear and several small marginal repairs. Washington, DC: Department of the Interior, Census Office, circa 1880
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A monumental effort to map the entire tree canopy of North America prepared by noted American botanist Charles Sprague Sargent. The maps are shaded and colored to statistically chart the distribution of various tree species.