| Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
6411 | | Details | Overly, Charles H. | 1957 |
1st ed. Block Island Town of New Shoreham Rhode Island |
Overly, Charles H. |
1957 |
LOC:89 |
| $450.00 | Overly--Charles-H- | 1st-ed--Block-Island-Town-of-New-Shoreham-Rhode-Island | Very nice original pictorial map of Block Island, Rhode Island lying in Block Island Sound by Charles H. Overly. First edition map printed in 1957. The map is printed on laid paper with a light brown tint throughout to simulate age.
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Esta Gray operated a gift shop in Old Harbor, Block Island- Esta's Gifts of Distinction. In 1957 Esta commissioned Charles H. Overly to draw the map of Block Island to sell to tourists visiting her shop. This edition contains Esta' Grays 1957 copyright notice and a double decorative rope-work border.
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Charles H. Overly (1908-1970) was a University of Vermont graduate and artist. Returning home after a long tour of Europe, Overly began the Charles H. Overly Studio in 1938. He is best known for sketches and paintings of New England historical landmarks. |
6404 | | Details | Overly, Charles H. | 1973 |
Block Island Town of New Shoreham Rhode Island |
Overly, Charles H. |
1973 |
LOC:87 |
| $185.00 | Overly--Charles-H- | Block-Island-Town-of-New-Shoreham-Rhode-Island | Very nice pictorial map of Block Island, Rhode Island lying in Block Island Sound. A better quality edition after Charles H. Overly's original map first printed in 1957. The map is printed on laid paper with a light brown tint throughout to simulate age. Scarce.
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Esta Gray operated a gift shop in Old Harbor, Block Island- Esta's Gifts of Distinction. In 1957 Esta commissioned Charles H. Overly draw the map of Block Island to sell to tourists visiting her shop. This edition of the map is estimated circa 1973 after Charles Overly's map which contained a double decorative border and a 1957 copyright notice among other differences.
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Charles H. Overly (1908-1970) was a University of Vermont graduate and artist. Returning home after a long tour of Europe, Overly began the Charles H. Overly Studio in 1938. He is best known for sketches and paintings of New England historical landmarks. |