Map of Iowa City [Print Block]
$225.00
Replicating the first map of Iowa City.
1 in stock
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Description
This fascinating print block uses an etched copper sheet to replicate the first plat map of Iowa City, drawn by L. Hudson in 1839. An area of approximately one square mile adjacent to the Iowa River includes one hundred surveyed blocks, with designated locations for an (eventual) capital, parks, and a quarry.
The block was used to print the map in the February 1967 issue of the Palimpsest, a monthly publication of the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Sources: Press-Citizen; Our Iowa Heritage; University of Iowa (Digitized Palimpsest magazine)
Map Details
Publication Date: 1967
Author: L. Judson/The Palimpsest
Sheet Width (in): 4
Sheet Height (in): 4.6
Condition: A-
Condition Description: Metal (probably copper) etched print block securely affixed to a piece of wood. Darkened image from prior use. Paper label on the back starting to peel. Very good overall.
$225.00
1 in stock