New Hampshire Preservation Alliance – NH Preservation Alliance 40th Anniversary Auction
Auction Ends: Jun 13, 2025 08:00 PM EDT

Art

Artwork: Leavitt's Map with Views of the White Mountains, 1888

Item Number
002
Estimated Value
1500 USD
Sold
550 USD to ksa0e6876

The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to New Hampshire Preservation Alliance (tax ID 222603277) on behalf of the winner.

Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

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Item Description

Original 1888 Leavitt's Map of the White Mountains. Combining folk art with a schematic tourist map, this unusual map views the White Mountains. In the center, the mountains were drawn in landscape format surrounded by curious vignettes including “Old Crawford Killing a Bear” and “Harry Crawford Killing a Lynx”. The map includes a railroad map and views of waterfalls, while symbolic images of hotels, stage coaches, and trains alert readers to the region’s tourist amenities. Leavitt, a laborer, mountain guide, and self-taught mapmaker, created this pictorial map.

This map was stored in Leavitt's tin carrying case and aquired directly from the family in Lancaster, NH. It has been professionally restored, deacified, museum backed, and framed.

Frame measures 26.5" x 36". 

Donated by Robert Chase and Richard Candee. 

Item Special Note

To be picked up in Concord following the auction. Delivery to other areas of the state may be coordinated with the Preservation Alliance.