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Auction archive: Lot number 271

LINDBERGH, Charles A (1902-1974) A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ...

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$18,000
Auction archive: Lot number 271

LINDBERGH, Charles A (1902-1974) A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ...

Estimate
US$4,000 - US$6,000
Price realised:
US$18,000
Beschreibung:

LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974). A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ANNOTATED MAPS INCLUDING TWO PORTIONS OF A MAP USED IN THE PLANNING FOR HIS 1927 TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Western and Southern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Illustrated in beige, 37 in. top edge, 3 in. left edge, 19 in. right edge, 34½ in. bottom edge, with date stamp from Navy Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, 29 January 1927. . -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Middle and Eastern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Ilustrated in beige, 42½ in. top edge, 17¾ in. left edge, 14½ in. right edge, 42¼ in. bottom edge. These prior two pieces were part of a larger map that Lindbergh used in plotting his route in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. To save weight (and fuel) he cut away these portions and took with him in the cockpit only the section of the map dealing with the northern Atlantic. -- LINDBERGH. A Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin, signed ("Lindbergh"), in lower right corner, WITH FLIGHT PATHS PLOTTED IN BOLD PENCIL BY LINDBERGH. Illustrated in yellow, 20¾ x 20¼ in., extensively folded, slight chip along bottom edge. A bold, straight line moves from Chicago to Minneapolis, with 10-mile intervals ticked off, and every fifty miles noted by Lindbergh (350-miles for the entire flight). There is also a second line, diverging from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, then tilting down back to the primary flight path to the Twin Cities. -- LINDBERGH. Rand McNally Official Railroad Map of the United States and Southern Canada , n.d., signed ("Lindbergh") in lower right corner. 23¾ x 38 1/8 in., a few closed tears along folds . LINDBERGH'S RAILROAD MAP OF THE U.S. A colorfully printed, yellow map showing the major rail lines of the United States, southern Canada, and even a portion of Northern Mexico. Together four items . (4)
LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974). A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ANNOTATED MAPS INCLUDING TWO PORTIONS OF A MAP USED IN THE PLANNING FOR HIS 1927 TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Western and Southern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Illustrated in beige, 37 in. top edge, 3 in. left edge, 19 in. right edge, 34½ in. bottom edge, with date stamp from Navy Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, 29 January 1927. . -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Middle and Eastern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Ilustrated in beige, 42½ in. top edge, 17¾ in. left edge, 14½ in. right edge, 42¼ in. bottom edge. These prior two pieces were part of a larger map that Lindbergh used in plotting his route in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. To save weight (and fuel) he cut away these portions and took with him in the cockpit only the section of the map dealing with the northern Atlantic. -- LINDBERGH. A Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin, signed ("Lindbergh"), in lower right corner, WITH FLIGHT PATHS PLOTTED IN BOLD PENCIL BY LINDBERGH. Illustrated in yellow, 20¾ x 20¼ in., extensively folded, slight chip along bottom edge. A bold, straight line moves from Chicago to Minneapolis, with 10-mile intervals ticked off, and every fifty miles noted by Lindbergh (350-miles for the entire flight). There is also a second line, diverging from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, then tilting down back to the primary flight path to the Twin Cities. -- LINDBERGH. Rand McNally Official Railroad Map of the United States and Southern Canada , n.d., signed ("Lindbergh") in lower right corner. 23¾ x 38 1/8 in., a few closed tears along folds . LINDBERGH'S RAILROAD MAP OF THE U.S. A colorfully printed, yellow map showing the major rail lines of the United States, southern Canada, and even a portion of Northern Mexico. Together four items . (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 271
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jun 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
19 June 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center
Beschreibung:

LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974). A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ANNOTATED MAPS INCLUDING TWO PORTIONS OF A MAP USED IN THE PLANNING FOR HIS 1927 TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Western and Southern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Illustrated in beige, 37 in. top edge, 3 in. left edge, 19 in. right edge, 34½ in. bottom edge, with date stamp from Navy Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, 29 January 1927. . -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Middle and Eastern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Ilustrated in beige, 42½ in. top edge, 17¾ in. left edge, 14½ in. right edge, 42¼ in. bottom edge. These prior two pieces were part of a larger map that Lindbergh used in plotting his route in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. To save weight (and fuel) he cut away these portions and took with him in the cockpit only the section of the map dealing with the northern Atlantic. -- LINDBERGH. A Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin, signed ("Lindbergh"), in lower right corner, WITH FLIGHT PATHS PLOTTED IN BOLD PENCIL BY LINDBERGH. Illustrated in yellow, 20¾ x 20¼ in., extensively folded, slight chip along bottom edge. A bold, straight line moves from Chicago to Minneapolis, with 10-mile intervals ticked off, and every fifty miles noted by Lindbergh (350-miles for the entire flight). There is also a second line, diverging from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, then tilting down back to the primary flight path to the Twin Cities. -- LINDBERGH. Rand McNally Official Railroad Map of the United States and Southern Canada , n.d., signed ("Lindbergh") in lower right corner. 23¾ x 38 1/8 in., a few closed tears along folds . LINDBERGH'S RAILROAD MAP OF THE U.S. A colorfully printed, yellow map showing the major rail lines of the United States, southern Canada, and even a portion of Northern Mexico. Together four items . (4)
LINDBERGH, Charles A. (1902-1974). A GROUP OF FOUR SIGNED AND ANNOTATED MAPS INCLUDING TWO PORTIONS OF A MAP USED IN THE PLANNING FOR HIS 1927 TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT. -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Western and Southern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Illustrated in beige, 37 in. top edge, 3 in. left edge, 19 in. right edge, 34½ in. bottom edge, with date stamp from Navy Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, 29 January 1927. . -- LINDBERGH. Portion of Hydrographic map of Middle and Eastern region of Atlantic Ocean, trimmed to trapezoidal shape, inscribed and initialed, ("Unused portion of chart for New York-Paris flight, 1927, C.A.L.") in lower right. Ilustrated in beige, 42½ in. top edge, 17¾ in. left edge, 14½ in. right edge, 42¼ in. bottom edge. These prior two pieces were part of a larger map that Lindbergh used in plotting his route in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927. To save weight (and fuel) he cut away these portions and took with him in the cockpit only the section of the map dealing with the northern Atlantic. -- LINDBERGH. A Rand McNally Standard Map of Wisconsin, signed ("Lindbergh"), in lower right corner, WITH FLIGHT PATHS PLOTTED IN BOLD PENCIL BY LINDBERGH. Illustrated in yellow, 20¾ x 20¼ in., extensively folded, slight chip along bottom edge. A bold, straight line moves from Chicago to Minneapolis, with 10-mile intervals ticked off, and every fifty miles noted by Lindbergh (350-miles for the entire flight). There is also a second line, diverging from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, then tilting down back to the primary flight path to the Twin Cities. -- LINDBERGH. Rand McNally Official Railroad Map of the United States and Southern Canada , n.d., signed ("Lindbergh") in lower right corner. 23¾ x 38 1/8 in., a few closed tears along folds . LINDBERGH'S RAILROAD MAP OF THE U.S. A colorfully printed, yellow map showing the major rail lines of the United States, southern Canada, and even a portion of Northern Mexico. Together four items . (4)

Auction archive: Lot number 271
Auction:
Datum:
19 Jun 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
19 June 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center
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