1855 RARE ANTIQUE MAP of VIRGINIA STATE B4 WEST EXISTED Start Price USD 395.00 Current Price USD 395.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, September 06, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Fingerlakes, New York See more about '1855 RARE ANTIQUE MAP of VIRGINIA STATE B4 WEST EXISTED' Description Preferred Checkout If you are the winning bidder and are finished shopping, click the Checkout button to go directly to my Checkout page. For fastest processing of your order, please use Vendio Checkout! Checkout | Shipping | Additional Information 1855 RARE ANTIQUE MAP of VIRGINIA STATE B4 WEST EXISTED Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Click to View Image Album  Genuine Hand Colored 1855 Colton Map of "VIRGINIA" WITH INSET MAPS OF "RICHMOND HENRICO COUNTY, MANCHESTER, AND SPRINGHILL, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY" and "NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH AND GOSPORT" This gorgeous map is 153 years old !!! This map has a copyright date of 1855 printed right on the map itself !  DATE MADE:  1855... From the rare Colton's General Atlas of the World printed in 1855 - not from a later version or printing !  Copyright on map reads as follows : Entered  According to Act of Congress in the Year 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York". This GREAT Map was made and HAND COLORED 153 Years AGO !!!  DESCRIPTION: Heavy paper with a gorgeous ornate border and original hand coloring.  Blank on opposite side BIG SHEET SIZE: about  14.5" X  17.5".   CONDITION: EXCELLENT CONDITION !! NO FOLDS - NO CREASES - NO TEARS. There is some scattered foxing in the outside margins that creeps onto the map area a bit (mainly on the upper inset map areas) and a light moisture mark on the upper right margin corner- does not go onto map area. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED ! A REAL ANTIQUE! This IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION!!! This map was made and hand-colored in 1855 ! Notice there is no West Virginia yet! THIS MAP SHOWS COUNTY NAMES, MANY TOWN AND CITY NAMES, LAKES, RIVERS AND RAILROAD RAIL ROAD RR R.R. LINES!SOME OF THESE GREAT PLACES INCLUDE  RICHMOND, STAFFORD, SUFFOLK, JAMES RIVER, CHARLOTTE, MASON, PUTNAM, MONOGALIA, PRESTON, HAMPSHIRE, ROMNEY, HARDY, RALEIGH, WYOMING, RUSSELL, LUNENBURG, HALIFAX, CHESAPEAKE BAY, MOB JACK BAY, YORKTOWN, PRINCESS ANNE, HAMPTON, PORTSMOUTH, WARWICK, MIDDLESEX, KING AND QUEEN COUNTY, DOVER, VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE R.R., SOUTHSIDE R.R., CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA UNIVERSITY, ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA R.R., RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RR, NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG RR, ROANOKE RR, VIRGINIA CENTRAL RR, MANASSAS GAP, FLINT HILL, SHEETZMILLS, COVINGTON AND OHIO R.R., AND SO MUCH MORE!!!! THIS MAP HAS MANY DETAILS THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO EXPLORE FOR YOURSELF! THIS MAP MAY BE VERY HELPFUL TO YOUR GENEALOGY, CARTOGRAPHY or HISTORICAL RESEARCH ...or IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT GIFT!!  SHIPPING & PAYMENT INFORMATION  **Please wait until all of the items you are bidding on are completed before you pay so that you can combine them into one order. This will ensure that you are only charged one shipping fee. SHIPPING within UNITED STATES is only $6.00 for guaranteed safe delivery. SHIPPING to all other countries is $18.00 for this item. Only New York State winners must add 8% sales tax. PAYMENT by: Paypal, Personal Checks or Money Orders in US funds only. Internal Rare Handcolored Pre Civil War Inventory Code: 1855 Unique Sun  25                          Low cost bulk listing tools, image hosting, counters, auction management solutions, AuctionWatch.com Preferred Checkout Back to Top If you are the winning bidder and are finished shopping, click the Checkout button to go directly to my Checkout page. For fastest processing of this order, please use Vendio Checkout! Shipping & Handling Back to Top   US Shipping$6.00 Shipping in USA US Insurance optional: $1.75   International Shipping$18.00 Shipping - All Other Countries (Worldwide) Additional Information Back to Top     FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out withFREE Vendio custom templates!  FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Place a Bid!