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Description

Rare map of Augusta, Georgia, drawn for the special "Augusta Trade Issue" of the Chronicle & Constitutionalist.

A special 16 page issue of the 1881  Augusta Chronicle & Constitutionalist, including a large map of Augusta on the front cover.

Includes 47 place names, which are indexed on the map. Good to very good condition, with tears at edge where once bound into a volume with 2 staples and a small hole at the intersection of a vertical and horizontal fold on the map. The remainder of the issue is in very good condition. The paper is filled with ads and illustrations, including a 1/8 page view of Broad Street in Augusta.

Rarity

OCLC lists 12 locations for this newspaper title, but it is unclear how many of those holdings include this annual trade issue.

 The Augusta Chronicle was first published in 1785, but was issued under this name only from 1879 to 1882.

Condition Description
Good to very good condition, with tears at edge where once bound into a volume with 2 staples and a small hole at the intersection of a vertical and horizontal fold on the map. The remainder of the issue is in very good condition. The paper is filled with ads and illustrations, including a 1/8 page view of Broad Street in Augusta.