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Lot 236
Sale 654 - Fine Books and Manuscripts
May 1, 2019
9:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$500 -
700
Price Realized
$945
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Lot Description
MELISH, John (1771-1822). United States of America. Philadelphia, 1818.
Engraved map of the United States, contemporary hand-coloring in outline, visible area 16 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (419 x 493 mm), matted and framed (not examined out of frame).
FIRST EDITION, with a view extending west to the Rocky Mountains, including a detailed view of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers based on the expeditions of Lewis & Clark, Pike and others.