Dec 13, 2018 - Sale 2496

Sale 2496 - Lot 208

Price Realized: $ 2,210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
UNITED STATES GENERAL LAND OFFICE; ROESER, CHARLES. Map of the United States and Territories, Showing the Extent of Public Surveys, Indian and Military Reservations, Land Grant R.R., Rail Roads, Canals, and Other Details, Compiled from the Official Surveys of the General Land Office, and Other Authentic Sources, Under the Direction of the Hon. S.S. Burdett, Commissioner. Chromolithographed wall map on six sheets joined. 52x81 inches overall size, wide margins; backed on original linen with soft creases, marginal soiling and some edge chipping primarily kept to margins but barely affecting image at right. Washington, D.C., 1875

Additional Details

Rare GLO wall map printed by Julius Bien. The map is exceptionally detailed, with particular attention paid to Indian reservations, variously signified in green.