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Description: It is an authentic antique map approximately 199 years old from Cummings School Atlas Ancient & Modern, published by Cummings & Hillard, at the Boston Bookstore, No. 1 Cornhill as stated in the title area. A facsimile copy of the atlas cover page is included for authenticity. It is engraved by Hazen Morse also stated in the title area in very small print and typically attributed to Jedidiah Morse, who along with his sons and other extended family members were very active in Boston during this period. Jedidiah Morse has been referred to as the "Father of American Cartography" and was also the father of Samuel Morse, the inventor of Morse Code, and Sydney who continued the business. It is not matted nor framed being sold as a single sheet as shown in the main pic photographed against a black background. The map was published in black and white, typical of a school atlas in which the first assignments would have been for the student to fill in the color, thus there is often a wide array of skill and color depending on the students abilities.
Size: The image area measures approximately 8 by 16 inches (20x41cm) on a page measuring 9 1/2 by 18" (24x46cm) as shown in the pic.
Condition: The map is in fair condition for its age, blank on reverse with original student hand coloring, printed on strong cotton paper typical of the era. It has three vertical folds as issued. It is basically as seen in the pics with staining in the Eastern Hemisphere, some light wear around the edges and amateurish student coloring, see the pics for more on condition. The pics are of the actual map.
US Domestic Shipping: We only charge one nominal shipping fee and do combine additional maps or prints at no extra costs and gladly refund extra shipping when items are purchased individually and shipped together. 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 the same time (currently around $5 shipping for the lot).
International Shipping: Please Read! Currently, International buyers must use the ebay cart to save on combined shipping, since ebay will no longer combine individual international purchases into one order and will ship each map separately at greater expense. Unfortunately, ebay demands immediate payment on offers and will only ship them individually. Thus for multiple purchases, it is highly recommended to avoid offers and single purchases and load up the ebay cart and pay for all items at once to receive combined shipping (currently $20 plus custom fees for the entire lot). This only affects International orders, US orders are easily combined for shipping. For insurance reasons we cannot ship to PO boxes or third party international addresses, only to the official ebay address at the time of purchase.