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Re: Antiques Roadshow: 1852 GLO Texas Map
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Ken Grabach <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc.
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Tue, 17 May 2016 09:34:22 -0400
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The valuation, however accurate of a market appraisal, sounds rather like
an open invitation for thieves.  Or for vandals to remove a map from its
published context.

Ken Grabach
Maps Librarian
BEST Library, 219D
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, OH  45056  USA

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On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 12:04 AM, Carlos A Diaz <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> I was watching an episode of the Antiques Roadshow from 2014 (Baton Rouge).
>
> The show featured a General Land Office 1852 map of Texas (2nd edition)
> that apparently is supposed to be rare.
>
> The map was was valued at $ 22,000 - $ 25,000.
>
> You may want to check your collection.
>
> I love to see government documents on the Roadshow.
>
> Carlos A Diaz
> askcarlos.com
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