Description: Four Detailed Maps III-VI ca. 1870ofIII: North AmericaDetailed map showing Arctic explorations, Gulf Steam, Native American tribes in British America and Russian America.Interesting historical point: Though the map is undated it shows what today is the State of Alaska as bothRussian America and at same time as Territory of the United States. Russia had possessions in North America from 1799-1867.In 1867, Russia sold its possessions to the United States for $7.2 million in a treaty signed by U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward . Despite the bargain price of roughly two cents an acre, the Alaskan purchase was ridiculed in Congress and in the press as “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s icebox,” and President Andrew Johnson’s “polar bear garden.” IV: Dominion of CanadaV: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton IslandVI: Newfoundland The maps VI-IV are on a double fold page 11.5" x 18.0". On the reverse is the North America map 9.0" x 11.5"Though the maps are undated, as shown by the North America map they must be ca.1870.(there is a pencil date of 1874 in the margin)The maps do not indicate the cartographer, but they are extremely similar Mitchell maps of the day.
Price: 14.95 USD
Location: Bar Harbor, Maine
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1870-1874
Canadian Province: Newfoundland, Cape Breton Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island
Year: 1870
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: Canada
