1846 Bradford Map of Arkansas

Description: 1846 Bradford Map of Arkansas WE SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAPS - NOT REPRODUCTIONS Title: Arkansas. Description: This is an 1846 Thomas G. Bradford map of Arkansas. The map depicts the region from Oklahoma, labeled here as the 'Missouri Territory', to the Mississippi River, Tennessee, and an unlabeled portion of northern Mississippi, and from Missouri to the Arkansas-Louisiana state line. Counties are illustrated, labeled, and shaded different colors to allow for easy differentiation. Towns and villages are labeled throughout the state are labeled, with Bradford stating, 'Arkansas contains no considerable towns or even villages, the small population being chiefly distributed in scattered settlements'. A highly detailed, yet sparse map, Bradford renders explicitly apparent the lack of urbanization and modern methods of transportation in the state. Railroads and canals are not present, as none had been built in Arkansas at the time. As Arkansas was only admitted into the Union in 1836, it neither had the population centers or the industry to drive the construction of these forms of transportation. Slavery was a major point of contention when Arkansas petitioned the Federal government for statehood. Geography played an outsize role in the debate over slavery in Arkansas, as owners of cotton plantations in southeastern Arkansas strongly supported the 'peculiar institution', while those surviving on subsistence farming in northwest Arkansas, the 'hill country', opposed slavery. Debate over Arkansas's constitution lasted for twenty-five hours, when finally the decision was made to admit Arkansas as the twenty-fifth state and the thirteenth slave state on June 15, 1836. This map was engraved by George Boynton and published in the 1846 edition of Bradford and Goodrich's A Universal Illustrated Atlas. Size: Printed area measures 12.25 inches high by 14.75 inches wide. Condition: Very good. Even overall toning. Blank on verso. Shipping: Shipping rates are not negotiable. Items are shipped within three business days of receiving payment. We are happy to consolidate shipping where possible. The following shipping options are available: 1. FedEx Overnight (45 USD). USA Only. Signature Required. 2. FedEx Ground or Home Delivery (15 USD). USA Only. 1 - 10 days. If your address is a P.O. Box and cannot ship FedEx we will ship USPS Priority and, while we ship promptly, recent postal personnel cutbacks mean that delivery may take time. Signature Required. 3. FedEx International or DHL International EXPRESS (45 USD). 4. We can use your FedEx Account. Customs: International buyers are responsible for paying duty and taxes on delivery. DHL or FedEx will contact the buyer by telephone to arrange tax payment if it is levied. Duty varies by country and we cannot predict the amount you will be charged. Some countries are duty free, others are not. Typically, a customs duty and/or VAT tax will be assessed on all parcels to continental Europe. Sometimes duty or tax is due in China, but is seems very random. Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, and Taiwan have never assessed duty on a map we shipped. Maps shipped to the UK should be duty free as educational materials, but from time to time duty of 5% is assessed incorrectly by the UK customs agents. Insurance: All shipments are insured privately against loss and damage. All of our shipments require a signature for insurance purposes. If you have any questions please feel free to email us through eBay. Other ServicesConservation Framing: Geographicus recommends basic conservation framing services for any antique paper. We do not offer this service. Antique Map Restoration: Geographicus can repair and restore your antique map. Services include deacidification cleaning flattening and backing. BEWARE anyone attempting to contact you, from a different eBay account, claiming to represent Geographicus Antique Maps. My eBay handle is GeographicusMaps. If you are contacted by email by someone offering you my items, please call me directly to be certain you are not dealing with a con artist. "

Price: 330 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-12-22T21:33:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 15 USD