Dixie map that divided the US into North and South fetches nearly $1 million at auction
ASHEVILLE, N. C. (AP) — The hand-drawn map showing the Mason-Dixon Line that eventually divided free from slave states in the U. S. sold Thursday for $950,000. Forty-five bidders battled for just under three minutes for ownership of what is perhaps the most consequential map in American history. Bidding started at $400,000 for the survey of states divided by the Mason-Dixon Line, finished in 1768 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. The sale was held online and in person at Brunk Auctions in...
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