Historical Nantucket map 1869

[Turbo21]

I just picked this up at good will for $4

The paper looks extremely old

I checked online and see lots of similar maps but not one that has color on it

One of the similar maps is listed for $5400


https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/w...gclid=CNnUvcDMi9QCFZiEswoddSEOgQ&gclsrc=aw.ds


What do you think of this map. Good buy or waste of $4

Can anyone find another identical map and how much is it worth??

 

[wagbert]

It looks old, but I wouldn't know a reprint from an original. It would surely have interest to a lot of people anyway. I believe many of the old prints and maps were hand colored back in the day. That's deluxe, and would make it special. I hope you can confirm it's age and value. $4 is nothing anymore. I hope it is worth a lot of money. Then what do you do, keep it or sell it ? Nice find !

 

[Turbo21]

It looks old, but I wouldn't know a reprint from an original. It would surely have interest to a lot of people anyway. I believe many of the old prints and maps were hand colored back in the day. That's deluxe, and would make it special. I hope you can confirm it's age and value. $4 is nothing anymore. I hope it is worth a lot of money. Then what do you do, keep it or sell it ? Nice find !

It's hard to tell if it's original. Definitely looks and feels old in person

I bought it to flip if it has some value

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Either way old maps are good. Nice find

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[SultansOfSwing]

Throw it up on ebay. Starting bid $999.99. Point out in the description that others have been listed and sold for 2x and 3x the price and yours is priced to sell. Also charge at least $50 shipping.

 

[Turbo21]

Thanks guys for the help anymore would be appreciated

 

[Silvermonkey]

I used to visit Nantucket as a kid back in the 1970's. It's a beautiful map, and would be worth something to the right person. For $ 4.00, how can you go wrong? I'd frame it and hang it in my living room.

 

[Gaspipe]

Throw it up on ebay. Starting bid $999.99. Point out in the description that others have been listed and sold for 2x and 3x the price and yours is priced to sell. Also charge at least $50 shipping.

Until you know it's not a repro I wouldn't put in on eBay . It's unethical and just plain bad business; not to say EBay frowns upon that sort of thing. That said its a good buy for $4. A lot of map repros were not colorized so if it's legit it may in fact be valuable .

 

[Turbo21]

Until you know it's not a repro I wouldn't put in on eBay . It's unethical and just plain bad business; not to say EBay frowns upon that sort of thing. That said its a good buy for $4. A lot of map repros were not colorized so if it's legit it may in fact be valuable .

I have been looking through google images for hours and have found tons of non colored ones. But not one single colored version that matches the one I have


If I don't use the words original in my listing and leave it up to the. Buyer to decide (who maybe has more knowledge about these things). How would that be unethical

 

[SultansOfSwing]

Its not unethical. He bought it for $4 not knowing whether it was real or not. Hes going to now present it to a larger audience under the same premise for a higher amount. Nothing unethical about that. Nor is it unethical to claim similar maps have sold on ebay for higher prices.

 

[AlienLifeForm]

There once was a man from Nantucket...

 

[Backwoodsbob]

Guys it say historical, therefore it's not from the time period. It's just a copy of what it looked like back then. My opinion of course. Old maps I have seen do not say historical.

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[Turbo21]

Guys it say historical, therefore it's not from the time period. It's just a copy of what it looked like back then. My opinion of course. Old maps I have seen do not say historical.

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By historical it means the history from the settling of Nantucket to 1869 is listed on the map. Not that it's historical from this time period.
Look close at the map and you will see what I mean

 

[UnderMiner]

Cool display piece for the relic room or man cave

 

[BuckleBoy]

For $4 why not use the old map to find the old house sites on the island instead of sell it?

 

[TripletDad]

Look at it up close with a good magnifier - patterned colored dots means recent origin. Copperplate printing would not have dots pattern. Almost got taken in at Goodwill the same way.

 

[Worm-Slicer]

It's dated 1869 and judging from looking at the paper it's very old. So it could very well be an 1869 print and could be colored by hand. Of course the age of something, even from that time, doesn't equate into big bucks. That's my guess though, an 1869 print possibly hand-colored and could have been a hand full printed or could have been hundreds or thousands. Nice, old find though. You never know what you will find people are selling. I have two original William Hogarth etchings from the 1700's that I bought for 20 dollars each.

 

[ecmjamsit]

I would contact the folks in the link below. They might be able to help you figure out the origin and value.


https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/de...yed_and_Drawn_by_The_Rev_FC_Ewer_DD/Ewer.html

 

[Scrappy]

For $4 why not use the old map to find the old house sites on the island instead of sell it?

Haha, you read my mind!