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(5) Texas Maps, 1850'S

Price realized
$305
Pre-sale estimate
$300 – $500
Hammer price
$250
Category
Maps & Atlases
Sold
November 9, 2024
Sale
DAY 2- NOVEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

(lot of 5) Antique Texas Maps, pre 1860 including: (1) Daniel Bury 1853, extracted from a family or school geography, East Texas shown and maps of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Indian Territory, approx. 11.5"h, 9.3/8"w including margins; (1) Texas by R.F. Baker, New York, c. 1856, West Texas marked, Fannin Land District and Staked Plain, Population 213,000, Indian Territory with Native American tribal areas, pg. 36 from a family or school geographic book, approx. 11.5"h, 9.3/8"w, inclusive of margins; (1) small single side map extracted from a booklet, c. 1857, far West Texas is not shown, counties and boundary shown in color, railroads shown, map including margins approx. 7.3/8"h, 6.3.8"w; (2) "Mitchell's No. 13 Map of the State of Texas", 1858, one with state in green, the other in red color, both with "The Vicinity of Galveston City" inset at lower left, East Texas with counties delineated, both with maps of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois and others at verso, both maps including margins approx. 8.7/8"h, 11.7/9"w

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.