MAP, US, Geology, Hitchcock
United States, Geology. Charles Henry Hitchcock, Gray's Atlas Map of the United States Showing the Principal Geological Formations, from Gray's Atlas of the United States..., 1874 (circa). Hand Color. This atlas map was drawn by Charles Henry Hitchcock, whose first geological map of the United States was completed in 1872. It presents remarkable geological detail with a color-coded legend identifying six different geological types including Eozoic, Paleozoic, Coal Measures, Mesozoic, Conozoic, and Volcanic. Geographic features include major mountains, cities, rivers, and a few major cities.
Dimensions: 16.2 x 26.5 in
Condition Report: A colorful example with light toning along the sheet edges and a couple of short edge tears confined to the blank margins that have been closed on verso with archival tape. Grade: A
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United States, Geology. Charles Henry Hitchcock, Gray's Atlas Map of the United States Showing the Principal Geological Formations, from Gray's Atlas of the United States..., 1874 (circa). Hand Color. This atlas map was drawn by Charles Henry Hitchcock, whose first geological map of the United States was completed in 1872. It presents remarkable geological detail with a color-coded legend identifying six different geological types including Eozoic, Paleozoic, Coal Measures, Mesozoic, Conozoic, and Volcanic. Geographic features include major mountains, cities, rivers, and a few major cities.
Dimensions: 16.2 x 26.5 in
Condition Report: A colorful example with light toning along the sheet edges and a couple of short edge tears confined to the blank margins that have been closed on verso with archival tape. Grade: A
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