The Old Print Shop

Bennington, VT.

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  • PUBLISHER: Published B. L. Burleigh, Troy, N.Y.

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,

    DATE: 1880-1891.

  • EDITION SIZE: 12 9/16 x 28 15/16" (32 x 73.5 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: This lithograph was initially a fold up pocket view. The original cover is long gone The key at the lower left lists many of the area's important landmarks, most notably the "Bennington Battle Monument", commemorating the 1777 American defeat of a British raiding force during the Revolution.<br><br> This 1891 printing was issued in folding "pocket map" format as a souvenir for the August 1891 celebration of the centennial of Vermont's joining the Union.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition with modern handcoloring. Minor discoloration marks and many creases where it was folded in to the pocket.

  • REFERENCE: Reps 4036.

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