THIS AUCTION IS FOR:
: "MAP OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH NORFOLK COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS 1915 SURVEYED BY RUSSELL H WHITING, CIVIL ENGINEER, NORTH WEYMOUTH, MASS" published BY WALKER LITH & PUB CO.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE RARE EARLY MAP. AS MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS WAS THE FIRST PRINTING OF THIS ORIGINAL MAP DONE BY RUSSELL WHITING. THEY REPRINTED IT IN THE 1920s,40s AND I BELIEVE ONCE IN THE 1960s. IN SEARCHING WORLDCAT, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE THAT HAS THIS ORIGINAL VERSION. NOT EVEN THE LEVENTHAL. AN IMPORTANT EARLY DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROPERTY AND TOWN GROWTH OF THE FAMOUS MASSACHUSETTS TOWN. THIS IS A VERY LARGE MAP MEASURING 33 1/2 X 88 INCHES. PAPER LAID ON LINEN, IT HAS SURVIVED IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE SOME WRINKLES, CRINKLES AND MINOR TEARS WITHIN THE MAP BUT BECAUSE OF THE LINEN, IT HAS STAYED TOGETHER. ALONG THE LEFT SIDE MARGIN THERE IS SOME MINOR LOSSES AND SOME SOILING BUT AGAIN, NOTHING TOO BAD. THE CORNERS SHOW SOME WEAR AS WELL AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE SOME PIN HOLES FROM PREVIOUS HANGINGS. ALL IN ALL IT SOUNDS WORSE THAN IT IS. REALLY IT IS A VERY GOOD COPY OF A SCARCE MAP. PERHAPS THE ONLY REMAINING COPY OF THIS EARLY 20TH CENTURY TOWN MAP.
CHECK THE PICTURES ON THIS EXCELLENT PIECE!!!
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