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NVHistoric Utah/ Nevada Map on Plywood Backing

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 500.00 USD
NVHistoric Utah/ Nevada Map on Plywood Backing
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Holabird-Kagin Americana Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite#309
Reno, NV 89511
Thursday April 11, 10am-6pm
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April 12-13, 2012
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Atlantis Casino & Resort
Grand Ballroom #4
3800 S. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89502

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Reno, NV 89511
Sunday April 14th, 10am-1pm

Titled Johnson`s California Territories of New Mexico and Utah, this map is estimated to have been published in 1860. It pre-dates the Pony Express and the Comstock Lode area in Nevada, which was still a largely undiscovered country at that time. Mounted on a plywood backing, this very fragile paper map measures 26.5 x 18, and is printed in 3 colors by Johnson Browning. While California is well documented, the Nevada-Utah and New Mexico territories and their pre-state borders are mostly blank, indicating some lakes and rivers, some mountain ranges, and a few roads and trails, such as the Emigrant Road along the Humboldt range. There are multiple areas indicating Indian territories by their tribal names. The surrounding territories of Nebraska, Kansas and Arizona are also indicated. While it does show some age wear, and a few minor tears along the various folds, it is overall in very good condition. A very historic artifact. HKA#62961