1st item: Framed Birdseye view map of Nashville, Tennessee, 1888, looking Northwest and showing 89 points of interest including the State Capitol, Fisk University, Vanderbilt University, University of Nashville Medical Dept, Montgomery Bell Academy, St. Ceceila Academy and St. Bernard Academy, numerous other schools, churches, and larger businesses including office of the Nashville Banner newspaper. "Presented by the Nashville Banner" in top margin, "Drawn and Published by Welloe & Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin" in lower margin. 21 1/2" x 39 1/2" sight, 23" x 41" in molded black frame. 2nd and 3rd items: 2 copies of a NEW MAP OF NASHVILLE TENNESSEE SHOWING NEW WARD BOUNDARIES, by Marshall and Bruce, dated 1922. Nashville Street Railway Directory en verso showing streetcar routes. 21" x 32". Provenance: the estate of Sarah Hunter Hicks Green, formerly of Historic Devon Farm, Nashville, Tennessee. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Condition
1st item: Toning, with creases, as issued; several tears at creases including full tear with 2" loss at upper and lower left side, 3 strips of tape, 2"L, to lower left edge, other scattered losses and tears. 2nd and 3rd items: toning, some corner folds, a few scattered tears at fold lines. One is in worse condition than the other, with some stains and an extraneous scrap of paper adhered to it.