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Emporium & Humber Family Collection Auction

Fri, Feb 4, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 321

Group of Seven 19th Century North Carolina Maps

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

engravings on wove paper with colored highlights, all unframed, including: Asher and Adams, North Carolina and South Carolina, New York, circa 1874; three examples of Joseph Hutchins Colton, North Carolina, New York, circa 1855; Henry Schenck Tanner, A New Map of North Carolina..., Philadelphia, 1841; Thomas Cowperthwait, A New Map of North Carolina..., Philadelphia, 1850; Young and Delleker, North Carolina, published by A. Finley, Philadelphia, circa 1827; largest sheet 17-1/2 x 24-1/2 in.

Provenance: Humber Family, North Carolina

Condition

some toning, scattered areas of light staining throughout, some wear and small tears to edges; one example of Colton with water damage and tape reinforcement at one side

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