LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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An 1862 Railroad Map of the Southern States

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
An 1862 Railroad Map of the Southern States
<B>1862 Railroad Map of the Southern States by P. S. Duval and Son of Philadelphia.</B></I> This 54" x 31" railroad map lithograph of the southern states was produced by the P. S. Duval and Son Company of Philadelphia. Peter S. Duval was born in France in 1805 and came to the United States where he eventually founded this company in Philadelphia where his son Stephen joined him. Duval is credited with producing the first color printing in the United States and produced high quality work for magazines and the US Military. This map is a fine example of his work produced during the Civil War and details the railroad system in the southern states, vital knowledge to military planners. This particular map was prepared by Thomas Kimber, Jr. who was chairman of the Committee on Inland Transportation. Handwritten in ink at the legend of the map is a presentation of this map by Kimber to Colonel William D. Lewis of the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry. It is signed by Thomas Kimber "<I>Col. Wm. D. Lewis with T. Kimber, Jr. compliments</B></I>" With his "blood" stains at the folds of the map, which was with him when he was killed, and separation at the middle vertical fold. This is a fine Civil War color lithograph map nicely framed in a mahogany frame. <BR><BR><B>Provenance:</B></I> <I>The Tharpe Collection of American Military History</B></I> <BR><BR><B>Exhibited:</B></I> <I>The Liberty Heritage Society Museum</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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