ORIGINAL "MAP OF THE CITY AND VICINITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS FROM ORIGINAL SURVEYS BY FG SIDNEY CE J.B. SHIELDS 119 HANOVER ST BOSTON 1852"

This is a great piece. A very scarce early map of the city of Boston.  I have researched this one a fair amount and it was created in 2 forms.  First there was a folding map that was created in 24 different panels and backed with linen and then a wall map version.  This one was the original one done as the folding map.  Overall a very good example of this rare map.  First off, this one was taken off the original linen and put down on a new linen in order to get rid of the separated panels.  What they did was put the 24 panels down on linen with the vertical margins connected with no space and the horizontal margins were put back with some very minor space between them.  Not sure why it was done that way but that is the way it was done.  It looks like before it was done, each panel was cleaned and deacidified as the map is very clean and vibrant.  There looks to be no color remnants so I do believe that this one was never colored except for the outer edges of the towns were done in blue.  Map measures about 40 x 40 inches.  When laid out flat, you can see that the linen buckles at the horizontal margins of each row.  There is some very minor loss along these margins and a few other small areas of loss in the other corners but overall it is a very good example of this scarce map.  Some minor edge chips and small areas of paper loss.  If you were to frame it, it would be easy to stretch it so that it would lay flat and really display beautifully.  Do your own research on this map.  I have found one other on the market asking nearly 3 times what I am asking.  Dont miss this chance.  

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