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Roessler, Anton R.
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- New Map of the State of Texas Prepared and Published for Albert Hanford's Texas State Register for 1876. New York: Ed. W. Welcke & Bro. Photo-Lithographers, 1876
- paper, ink
Lithographed map (19 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.; 498 x 543 mm), full contemporary handcoloring, inset "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City." Accompanied by a first edition of Albert Handford's Texas State Register for 1876 (Galveston: Published by A. Hanford, 1876), with which the map was issued.
Map handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly faded. The Register in stab-sewn original printed wrappers; stained and chipped with minor restoration.
Map handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly faded. The Register in stab-sewn original printed wrappers; stained and chipped with minor restoration.
Condition
Lithographed map (19 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.; 498 x 543 mm), full contemporary handcoloring, inset "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City." Accompanied by a first edition of Albert Handford's Texas State Register for 1876 (Galveston: Published by A. Hanford, 1876), with which the map was issued.Map handsomely framed and glazed with UVIII Plexiglass. Lightly faded. The Register in stab-sewn original printed wrappers; stained and chipped with minor restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A small format version of Roessler's celebrated map of 1874, aimed at emigrants and focused on the geological riches of the Lone Star State. The Texas State Register in which Roessler's map was issued also includes a brief essay by the cartographer-geologist, "Some Account of the Mineral Wealth of Texas," which claims that "Texas is, or will be, the wealthiest State in the Union, possessing as she does great agricultural capabilities, all the varieties of soils minerals, and useful rocks known to exist in the world."