Description: Lake Erie Maps & Prints An Authentic Antique Map: Not a Modern Reproduction! We Combine Multiple Purchase and Gladly Refund Extra Shipping Fees Description: It is an authentic antique map approximately 120 years old from Melchoir Huebinger's Atlas of the State of Iowa with a copyright date printed on the map near the title block stating: "Copyrighted 1904 by the Iowa Publishing Co., Davenport, Iowa." A copy of the title page is also included for documentation. A very rare original first edition Huebinger Map. You can find some of his township maps and there are reproductions, but the original county maps are almost nonexistent other than a couple in the Iowa State Library. A very attractive map with the unique Iowa corn stalk border that Huebringer is noted for, still very bright with strong color, see the condition report below. The map is not mounted, matted nor framed being sold as a single sheet as seen in the pics. Size: The entire page measures 18 1/4 by 29 inches (46x74cm) Condition: Good or better, an original antique map printed in 1904, blank on reverse, printed on a bright page with nice strong color and a centerfold as issued. There are a couple of minor dampstains on the edges and a couple of handling smudges in the margins, slightly bumped upper corners, otherwise the map area is very clean, see the pics for more info. It is a large double page map with a centerfold that should be handled with care and will be shipped in a large plastic sleeve for viewing, rolled in brown paper to protect the edges and shipping in a large heavy duty cardboard tube. Pics are of the actual map that will be shipped. Melchoir Huebinger (1854-1923) was born in Limburg, Germany, trained as a surveyer/civil engineer in the German Army in the 1870s and emigrated to Davenport in 1880. He began his career in Iowa as a Surveyor for the Army Corps of Engineers at Rock Island and shortly began to produce his first local atlas of Scott County (1882) and various other local survey maps including a large scale map of the city of Davenport in 1890. He exhibited his maps at the Chicago Worlds Fair in 1893. In 1902, he began work on the Atlas of the State of Iowa, which debuted at the Iowa Pavilion in the St. Louis Worlds Fair in 1904 along with a billboard size Iowa Map. He continued to produce hundreds of maps and atlases, including many lowa county atlases out of his workshop until 1910, when he moved his business, the Iowa Publishing Company, from Davenport to Des Moines to begin another phase of his career in the production of automobile maps and atlases including the first Iowa automobile atlas, entitled the Iowa Good Roads Automobile Atlas in 1912, which soon followed a large variety of "Good Road Guides" and individual pocket road maps, travel guides, souvenir books, post cards, etc. Huebinger was an exceptional business man and promoter as well as a highly skilled cartographer and printer fulfilling a need for accurate maps bridging the gap between the county platt maps of the late 19th century and the modern automobile map of the early 20th century. There are a couple of very good historical sites online for more info on his life and work. Shipping: We only charge one nominal shipping fee and do combine additional maps at no extra costs and gladly refund extra shipping when purchased individually and shipped together, since ebay seems to be demanding immediate payment on some individual transactions. For multiple purchases it is best to use the ebay cart system which will automatically calculate the correct shipping when multiple maps are purchased at once and there is free US domestic shipping on 5 or more maps. International rates apply elsewhere. International Shipping: We only ship insured through the ebay International shipping program, no exceptions, no PO boxes, no third party addresses, we will only ship to the official ebay address on file at the time of purchase. If ebay won't ship it insured, then we will cancel the order, unless you want to use insured Fedex or DHL at actual cost, which is very expensive. If the shipment is delayed you would need to contact ebay shipping, since once we hand it off to ebay our worries are over, unfortunately international mail scams have recently become all too common. Then again, we have many wonderful long time international buyers and welcome new buyers as well. International Customs and VAT Fees: It is the responsibility of the buyer to pay all Customs Taxes, VAT or other fees that may be due upon arrival or throuh ebay. These fees vary greatly from country to country and ebay policy is that the buyer is responsible for their country's taxes and fees. Please consult your country's Customs Regulations for more details on your country. Fortunately, printed matter is often duty free in many countries. Satisfaction Guaranteed: We stand fully behind our products and offer a full refund minus shipping with no questions asked.
Price: 96 USD
Location: Fairview, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-12-06T19:08:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1900-1909
Type: County Map
Format: Atlas Map
Printing Technique: Lithography
US State: AR, IA, KS, LA, MO, NE, Iowa
Year: 1904
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: Iowa Publishing Company
Country/Region: United States of America
