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 001al: Large map of Alabama from 1904. Nicely colored lithograph published by Cram. 14.5x22 in. $40  004al: 1888 Mississippi Coast Peddler view. Shows him dealing with a group of black women. Hand colored, excellent image, Harper's. 11x16 in. $50  005al: Stevenson Alabama Civil War view. Good panoramic view of the town during the war. 11x16 in. $40  007al: Gulf of Mexico 1884. Striking hand colored views of a live oak reserve on the Gulf. 11x16 in. $50  011al: 1876 Alabama Map by Gray. Original hand coloring. Beautiful antique map. 15x18 in. $120  012al: 1883 Cotton Culture in the South. This hand colored engraving shows: cotton steamer unloading, cotton yard and sheds, weighing and sampling, steam press, cotton train, sampling room, baling in a pickery, on the cotton levee, New Orleans. This unique engraving is from the July, 1883 edition of Harper's Weekly. size: 11x16 $80  100al: 1902 Large Color Map of Alabama. Antique, large color map of Alabama published as part of The Century Atlas in 1902. 12x16 in. $30  102al: 1900 Map of Birmingham. Handsome map shows straits of the city and suburbs. Printed by George Cram in 1900. 11x14 in. $30  103al: 1878 Large, Striking Map of Alabama. One of the most striking color maps ever printed in the last century. Published by Gray. Map shows inset of Mobile Bay. Original hand color. 17x28. $150  104al: 1911 Large Color Map of Alabama. Shows 3 dozen railroad lines and includes inset of Birmingham. Map by Rand McNally 20x28 in. $80  105al: Detailed 1901 Railroad Map of Alabama. Beautiful map from the 1901 first edition of George Cram's folio-size world atlas. Color coded lines on the map show the names and locations of railroads throughout the state. State and county borders are outlined in yellow. Cities, towns and geographical features are all shown. This map would look great in a frame! 18x27 in. $100  106al: 1891 Map of Birmingham Alabama. Interesting, detailed map of Birmingham by George F. Cram. All street names are shown, as well as railroad lines, streetcar lines, parks and cemeteries. In the downtown area, locations of railroad depots and major buildings are marked. 11x15 in. $30  202al: Colton's hand colored map of Alabama showing all the counties. Easch county is done in a different pastel color. Rivers and railroad lines are also shown. A lovely decorative engraved border surrounds the map. 17.5x14.5 in. $300  203al: Beautifully hand colored view of Mobile. Showing an excellent aerial image of the busy downtown Mobile area. Published in Harper's Weekly February 2, 1884. 11x16 in. $80  204al: County Map of Georgia and Alabama. Hand colored map titled, "County Map of Georgia and Alabama." Shows County Map of Georgia and Alabama. 15 x 12in. $100  205al: 1857 Picture of a man with his carabou transporting cotton. Hand colored engraved image titled, "State of Alabama," drawn by N. U. Peirce from Ballou's Pictorial. Shows scene of a man and his dog leading his carabou as they transport cotton. 11 x 16in. $40  206al: 1862 Picture of The Confederate Sloop of War "290," or the Alabama, Leaving the Merchant-Ship Tonowanda. Hand colored engraved image titled, "The Confederate Sloop of War "290," or the Alabama, Leaving the Merchant-Ship Tonowanda," from The Illustrated London News. Shows scene of the Alabama, Leaving the Merchant-Ship Tonowanda. 11 x 16in. $60  207al: 1861 Picture of the Inauguration of the Jefferson Davis as the President of the Provisional Government of the New Southern Confederacy of America. Hand colored engraved image titled,"The Inauguration of the Hon. Jefferson Davis as the President of the Provisional Government of the New Southern Confederacy of America," from the Illustrated London News. 9 x 11in. $60  208al: 1877 Colton's hand colored map of Alabama showing all the counties. Each county is done in a different pastel color. Rivers and railroad lines are also shown. A lovely decorative engraved border surrounds the map. 17 1/4x13 1/4 in. $200  209al: Beautiful images of Mobile, Alabama. Elegant hand colored engraved images titled, "The College, The Market and Mobile, Alabama," drawn by Charles Graham from Harper's Weekly. Shows scenes of the college and people walking down the street towards the market in Mobile, Alabama. 11 x 16in. $60  210al: 1861 Intricate picture of Commissioners from the Southern Confederacy. Beautiful hand colored engraved image titled, "Messrs Roman, Forsyth and Crawford, Commissioner at Washington From the Southern Confederacy," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Shows portrait of A.B. Roman, Esq., John Forsyth, Esq., and Martin Crawford, Esq. 11 x 16in. $40  211al: 1880 Elegant images of agricultural negroes. Gorgeous hand colored engraved images titled, "Inside Southern Cabins-Agricultural Negroes," from Harper's Weekly. Shows scenes of agricultural negroes in Alabama inside southern cabins. 11 x 16in. $30  212al: 1864 Beautiful image of Farragut's Naval Victory in Mobile Harbor. Elegant hand colored engraved image titled, "Farragut's Naval Victory in Mobile Harbor-The Hartford Engaging the Rebel Ram Tennessee," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Shows scene of ships battling outside of the Mobile Harbor in Alabama. 11 x 16in. $50  213al: 1864 Gorgeous image of the Brocade in Mobile, Alabama. Intricate hand colored engraved image titled, "The Brockade of Mobile-Chasing a Blockade-Runner at Night," drawn by E.B.Hough from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. Shows scene of a blockade-runner being chased outside of Mobile, Alabama. 11 x 16in. $40 |
 214al: Gorgeous hand colored map of Georgia and Alabama showing all the counties. Each county is done in a different pastel color. Rivers and railroad lines are also shown. A lovely decorative engraved border surrounds the map. 15 x 12in. $100  215al: 1862 Intricate picture of soldiers searching for rebels in a cave in Alabama. Beautifully engraved image titled, "Searching For Rebels in a Cave in Alabama," drawn by Mr. Hubner from Harper's Weekly. Shows scene of soldiers searching by firelight in a cave for rebels. 11 x 16in. $30  216al: c1865 Beautiful hand colored topographical map of Alabama published by Julien Bien from the Atlas to Accompany the Offical Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. This map includes bordering states such as, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi. This intricate map displays mountain ranges, rivers, cities, valleys and towns. 18 x 29in. $90  217al: 1887 The Great Industry Of Birmingham, Alabama - A Pig-Iron Furnace - Drawn By Charles Graham. Hand colored wood engraving published as a Supplement in Harper's Weekly on March 26, 1887. Scene depicts men working on a very large pig-iron furnace inside a large building. 16x22in.$150 
218al: 1861 Hand colored wood engraving featured in The Illustrated London News titled, "The Civil War in America: Engagement Between the 71st. New York and an Alabama Regiment at the Bull Run." 15-1/2 x 11 in. $60 
219al: 1863 Hand colored wood engravings featured in The Illustrated London News showing Scenes on Board the Alabama. Three engravings showing the Captain, Master, Secretary and First Lieutenant. 15-1/2 x 11 in. $60 
220al: 1861 Hand colored wood engravings featured in Harper's Weekly showing three scenes, from left to right: "The White House At Montgomery - Rent $5000 A Year;" "City of Montgomery, Alabama;" and "Drumming Up Recruits for the Confederate Army." 21 x 7-3/4 in. $60 
221al: 1864 Julius Bien & Co. Lithograph titled, "E. No. 1 Sketch of the Main Line of the Enemy's Works in Front of Petersburg, VA., upon the Advance of the United States Forces -- June, 1864." Several map areas on a double page showing the Rebel Defences, Mobile, Ala.; The Lines of the Enemy; Operations of various divisions and military sketches. 29 x 18 in. $100 
222al: 1835 colored map showing the "United States, Exhibiting the Railroads & Canals." Map created by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford. Explanation is on bottom righthand corner of map. 12-1/2 x 10 in. $175 
223al: 1850 map with text showing State of Georgia and Extent of Alabama, 50,722 square miles -- Population in 1850, 771,623. 10 x 8 in. $40 
224al: 1863 Johnson's map of Georgia and Alabama, published by Johnson and Ward. Entered According to Act of Congress in the Year 1863 by A.J. Johnson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Small Explanation on top right corner. 26 x 18 in. $100 
225al: 1889 Colored map of Alabama, created by Geo. F. Cram, Engraver and Publisher, Chicago, Ill. Map shows all the cities and districts in colorful detail. 14-1/2 x 11 in. $30 
226al: 1878 Hand colored County Map of Florida with large Mobile (AL) inset on left side of map. Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1878 by Samuel Agustus Mitchell, Jr. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. Decorative floral border. 15 x 12 in. $120 
227al: 1890 Wood engravings with text featured in Harper's Weekly. Bottom engraving is titled, "A Surface Cut at the Morris Iron Mine at Redding Near Birmingham, Alabama." 16 x 11 in. $30 
228al: 1861 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly showing, "The Cabinet of the Confederate States at Montgomery. --(From Photographs by Whitehurst, of Washington, and Hinton, of Montgomery, Alabama). 16 x 11 in. $50 
229al: 1895 Nine hand colored half-tones featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "The Tuskegee Plan" -- "Practical Education for the Southern Negro in Alabama." Each scene shows an occupation that the negros were trained in performing during that time. 15-1/2 x 11 in. $70 
230al: 1895 Nine hand colored half-tones featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "The Tuskegee Plan" -- "Practical Education for the Southern Negro in Alabama." Each half-tone shows people performing a task from wheelwrighting to grafting trees. 15-1/2 x 11 in. $70 
231al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraved map featured in Harper's Weekly showing, "Map of the Campaign in East Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida." 16 x 11 in. $50 
232al: 1898 Color outlined map of Alabama which includes a color Explanation key on bottom with an Index of Cities on outside of map's borders. 25 x 17-1/2 in. $100 
233al: 1865 Two hand colored wood engravings featured in Harper's Weekly shown on top engraving, "The Flight of Jeff Davis -- A Sudden Alarm and Stampede;" and bottom engraving titled, "Jeff Davis Bidding Farewell to His Escort Two Days Before His Capture." 15-1/2 x 11 in. $60 
234al: 1866 Hand colored wood engraving half-sheet which was featured in Harper's Weekly showing, "Alabamians Receiving Rations." (Sketched by A.R. Ward.) 11 x 9 in. $40 
235al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Soldier's Ball at Huntsville, Alabama -- Dancing the 'Virginia Reel.'" 15-1/2 x 11 in. $60 
236al: 1890 Hand colored wood engravings on one page showing, "The Newly Completed Mussel Shoals Canal." The Shoal Creek Aqueduct, Lock No. 1, Lock B, Lock No. 7 & Aqueduct and Canal from Lock B are shown. 15-1/4 x 10-1/2 in. $50 
237al: 1862 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly with top engraving titled, "The Town of Stevenson, Alabama, Held By the Union Forces." 16 x 11 in. $50 
238al: 1886 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization titled, "Brought To A Standstill -- An Incident of the Floods in Alabama -- Drawn by Charles Graham from A Passenger's Notes." Scene shows a steamtrain halted by floods in Alabama, its tracks completely covered by a few feet of water. 16 x 10-1/2 in. $50 |
239al: 1863 Two wood engravings featured in Harper's Weekly showing on top, "The Siege of Charleston -- The 'Segar Steamer' Which Propelled the Rebel Torpedo;" and bottom, "The Siege of Charleston -- Attempt To Blow Up the 'Ironsides' By A Rebel Torpedo." 15-1/2 x 11 in. $50 
240al: 1867 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Trial of Jeff Davis, May 13, 1867 -- Mr. Charles O'Conor Moving for his Release on Bail." 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. $60 
241al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Farragut's Victory in Mobile Bay -- The Capture of the Rebel Ram 'Tennessee,' -- Sketched by Robert Weir." 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. $60 
242al: 1885 Hand colored wood engravings showing The Camp Ground, The Grand Review, and The Prize Company. Title of all three is, "The Inter-State Military Drill at Mobile, Alabama, May 6-9. -- From Sketches by Horace Bradley." Small engraving of Captain Tom Scurry is displayed on page as well. 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 in. $60 
243al: C.1896 Double-page hand colored half-tone featured in Leslie's Weekly with text written about The New South and the Warrior River Canal shown in Jefferson County. Title is, "The New South -- Birmingham, Ensley, and Bessemer, Alabama." 22 x 16 in. $120 
244al: 1874 Hand colored copper engraved map titled, "County Map of the States of Georgia and Alabama" with insets on right side of Savannah and the City of Atlanta, the Capitol of Georgia." Entered According to Act of Congress in the year 1874 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. Thick, floral border with nice detail of cities and counties in each state. 22-1/2 x 15 in. $120 
245al: 1887 Hand colored copper engraved map titled, "Railroad and County Map of Alabama." Explanation shown under map's title. Alabama's cities and counties are shown in detail. 23-1/2 x 17 in . $100 
246al: 1864 Hand colored double-page wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "The United States Sloop of War "Richmond" on Blockade Duty, Off Mobile." 22 x 16 in. $150 
247al: 1862 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper titled, "Gen. Robert M'Cook Waylaid and Murdered By Rebel Guerillas, While Sick and Wounded in His Ambulance, On His Way from Salem, Alabama, To Join His Brigade." 16 x 11 in. $40 
248al: 1864 Hand colored souble-page wood engravings featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Farragut's Fleet Passing the Forts and Obstructions at the Entrance of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864." 22 x 15-1/2 in. $150 
249al: 1862 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly, A Journal of Civilization titled, "The "Nashville" and "Tuscarora" At Southampton, England." Image shows these ships, as well as the "Dauntless," and the "Moultan" in dock. 15-1/2 x 11 in. $50 
250al: 1881 Hand colored engraving featured in Puck and published by Keppler & Schwarzmann titled, "A Dead Hero and A Live Jackass." Image shows an old man with a tattered hoop skirt holding a book titled 'History of Treason By an Ex-Traitor' in his right hand and a large bag full of coin money labeled 'History of Treason Profits' in his left hand. 13 x 10 in. $30 
251al: 1866 Hand colored steel engraving showing Jefferson Davis, from the Original Painting by Chappel in the Possession of the Publishers. Entered According to an Act of Congress in 1866 by Johnson Fry & Co.in the Clerk's Office of the District Court... 11 x 7-1/2 in. $60 
252al: 1862 Double-page wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper titled, "An Anglo-Rebel Prison -- Hold of the British Pirate Shamer Adatama, Capt. Semmes, In Which Were Confined the Officers and Crews of the Whalers and Merchantmen Captured By That Vessel -- Getting Down Water to the Prisoners, Who Were Kept in Irons." 22 x 16 in. $50 
253al: 1883 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "The Salt Mine of Petite Anse," drawn by Charles Graham from Sketches by J.O. Davidson. Six different views of the salt mine are shown. 16 x 11 in. $50 
254al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly with top image titled, "Guard-Boat on Picket Duty Off Mobile." 16 x 11 in. $40 
255al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly showing in top engraving, "Huntsville, Alabama, from General Logan's Head-Quarters." Bottom engraving is titled, "Dragging Artillery Through the Mud." 15-1/2 x 11 in. $60 
256al: 1864 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Harper's Weekly titled, "Head-Quarters of General Thomas --The Captured Cannon." Sketched by Mr. Theodore R. Davis. 16 x 11 in. $50 
257al: 1862 Hand colored wood engraving featured in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper titled, "The Pirate Ship Sumter, Capt. Semmes, Entering the Bay of Gibraltar -- Her Last Voyage As A "Confederate" Steamer." 16 x 11 in. $60 |
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