LAPHAM, INCREASE A. (1811-1875) The State of Wisconsin Compiled from the latest authorities. Milwaukee, 1852. Hand-colored engraved folding map on 2 sheets, image 794 x 1235 (802 x 1240 mm sheet) matted and framed. (A few short tears with occasional losses to folds, some light browning, a few short marginal tears). Published just 4 years after Wisconsin was granted statehood, Lapham's map includes information about copper and lead mines, plank roads, and rail roads. RARE: according to online records, no copy of this map has appeared at auction in over 50 years. Estimate $ 500-700
LAPHAM, INCREASE A. (1811-1875) The State of Wisconsin Compiled from the latest authorities. Milwaukee, 1852. Hand-colored engraved folding map on 2 sheets, image 794 x 1235 (802 x 1240 mm sheet) matted and framed. (A few short tears with occasional losses to folds, some light browning, a few short marginal tears). Published just 4 years after Wisconsin was granted statehood, Lapham's map includes information about copper and lead mines, plank roads, and rail roads. RARE: according to online records, no copy of this map has appeared at auction in over 50 years. Estimate $ 500-700
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