Org Hopkins Map 14 Washington, DC 1887 Old SW DC

A Rare Opportunity on eBay!

 I'm selling my duplicate copies of individual and ORIGINAL Hopkins Map pages from their esteemed 1887 color map of Washington, DC.  I'll be listing 33 Map pages in all, sold by the page (see below for other page numbers). These are the original, hand colored maps that were the first finely detailed maps produced of the city.

I've not seen these on any digitized CD's, and I've also never seen them before on eBay!

They show many, many buildings long gone, many lot owners names from 1887, building addresses, lot sizes and back buildings (carriage houses, fuel sheds, etc), and even many wood frame houses on lots now occupied by Victorian townhouses. 

You've no doubt used the tiny, black and white, microfilmed versions with their many flaws, scratch lines, and small print outs, but now you can own the original!  These always bring lots of attention when and wherever I lecture in Washington on house history, and would be especially nice framed on your wall if your house falls on one of the many delineated city squares and blocks.  I bought two incomplete sets at great expense from a Historical Society of Washington sale about ten years ago, and only recently combined them for a complete set for myself.  The 33 pages I'll be listing in auctions over the next two weeks could give you a nearly complete set yourself; only about ten would be missing!      

This Auction: Page (Map) No. 14

Map 14 Particular Condition:  Edges are in very good shape, with just a few very minor dings and tears.  Very light water stains appears along the left bottom (on Potomac River) and along the top of the map, but its slight, and could be removed with a conservator (these look far worse in my non-flash picture that they do in real life).

Map Pictures:  I've included an overall picture of  this auction map here, along with four pictures of a detailed sections (upper left, lower left, upper right, lower right).  I have a scan of a typical map key (positioned on every map/page in a different place) as well. Sometime my hand and camera appears as a shadow; sorry!

Map Key:    I've included a detailed scan of the Hopkins Map Key, which appears on each and every page of the Hopkins Maps (in difference places), along with a north arrow.  It conveys the key to such features as road type (paved, cobblestone, wood, etc), type of building construction (brick, stone, or wood), and sewer lines, horse fountains, lamp boxes, PO boxes, and even ground springs, most of which are covered today.   This map could explain all that ground water in your back yard! 

I'll be listing a complete, FULL set of original Hopkins maps in a week or so: 44 maps in all, with index page, sold together as one lot.

Just a few Hopkins maps left from a large, original Lot of 35 maps!  

I originally listed the following maps, most of which have been sold for between $99 and $500

Listed 33 original full color map pages from the 1887 Hopkins, including pages:

Numbered 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,20,21,22,23,

24,25,26,27,28,30,31,32,33,35,36,37,38,39,and 40.

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Buyers Please Note!

Buyer to pay for actual shipping costs, plus a $4 handling fee to cover the brand new mailing tube that is used to ensure safe delivery (and storage for your map at home).  Insurance is required, as I'm sure we would both enjoy protection if one of these maps is lost in the post service.

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I am also adding Map #15 and Map #16 to individual auction, which I have come to realize are also duplicates in my collection. They are of Shaw, Bloomingdale, and Mount Vernon Square neighborhoods.