I know this is not the right board for this, but this is where the Military Gurus hangout so I thought it would be the best spot. I appreciate any leniency the admins can afford. I bought this map on an auction a few years ago. I have tried to get a value for a while, but it is too uncommon. It has popped up on eBay a couple of times, but those maps are in not as good shape as this one. When they do they sell for around $275.00. More Info: http://www.davidrumsey.com/maps1100298-26999.html Here is what I know. It is a map of the union and the confederates during the war of northern aggression. It depicts the nations on June 30, 1863 (Battle of Gettysburg). It was printed as part of an atlas in 1895 and as far as local collectors can tell me the frame is around 40 years old (the Frame Shop marked on back went out of business in the 70s). It was printed by Julies Bien and Company in New York as part of an atlas. From what I have read not many of the full atlases are still around. The maps appear to be uncommon or MAYBE a little rare, but I'm not sure either way. The only marks on it are from the original binding and the folds in the middle, along with a tiny brown spot in the upper left corner, other than that it seems to be in great condition (I will not crack the frame open to get a better look). It is really cool too, because you can see different anomalies, like the capital of Georgia was Milledgeville, not Atlanta. Any ideas on a value? Thanks.
Old New Jersey Map (Manasquan,NJ This is not a civil war map but shows of how land was divide up ater Revolutionary war in Manasquan,NJ.
That is one cool map, I'd love to have that in hand as I finish up another read of Carl Sandburg's Lincoln. Must have read it 5 or 6 times now. No idea of a value, but it's cool. :thumb:
I have several Civil War Maps and this looks like one that was put out by National Geographic several years ago and put out on e-bay as a copy Of that, Cant tell for sure though!
On June 30, 1863 (Battle of Gettysburg), Bien's was known for his Soil maps and not litographs of state outlines. With out the frame in hand it is hard to tell it's age. But very nice map, thanks for showing it. DE
well the story of it being part of a larger atlas seems to be true because it only has the one fold down the middle. The map is very very large so it doesn't appear that it would have been pulled out of a magazine or something.
Ive got a couple off of e-bay a couple of years back, There copies but the Detail is excellent!! There called battle engagement maps, I will try and Dig them out and post some pics!!
I'm a bit of a map collector. I wouldn't imagine this particular one, if it's what it claims to be, would be exceedingly rare. Most atlas maps were produced profusely, even during the mid 19th century, probably more extensively than today. It's a shame it isn't in it's original book. Whoever decided to remove it probably just cut any value by 3/4. Age has little impact on value though. My oldest is probably a hand drawn atlas from 13th century England. It might be worth $1000 on a very good day. Still, that map is a nice addition and shows a bit of our history. Guy~
