Battleship Maine blown up! Havana Harbor Cuba rare May 1898 Newspaper insert map
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$ 250.00

(Cartography of Yellow Journalism.)

Map of Havana and Havana Harbor Showing the Fortifications and public buildings. Corrected to May 3, 1898.

Supplement to the Boston Sunday Herald, May 22, 1898. Copyright & Lithographed by G.H. Buek.

Rare newspaper insert map, issued within 12 weeks of the event, which back then was relatively quickly and still in the news and societal afterglow of the actual event. 

A very scarce ephemeral survival which must inherently be rare by virtue alone of the date, location and publisher, not mentioning the incredible fragility of a loose single sheet map. 

Old fold line down middle, several short closed edge tears (archival tape), small chip at bottom right corner. Displays well.

Overprinted in red locating where the US battleship was destroyed in the harbor along with date Feb. 15, 1898.

Rare 19th century color printed map.

Overall, remains a nice looking example with pleasant age patina. Mostly clean, the repaired splits scarcely noticable. 

Sheet size c. 9 7/8" H x 15" W.

Pictures show this rare map well. Please review them carefully at your leisure so you may clearly see what you are buying.

R36106