{"product_id":"arkansas-lovely-hand-drawn-ink-and-watercolor-map-by-william-donaldson-st-louis-central-high-1858","title":"ARKANSAS! Lovely Hand-drawn Ink and Watercolor Map by William Donaldson, St. Louis Central High, 1857","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI've got a special love for hand-drawn maps of many sorts (even more so now, as paper maps have become a relic of the pre-digital\/pre-GPS age), and this is a lovely one, red and black ink and watercolor. A fairly early one as far as American schoolwork maps go, and pretty rare that I see one devoted to a single state. (If only I had \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efor each of the 31 states that existed in 1857, when William Donaldson drew and signed this!)  I do have Ohio, though, listed separately, dated 1857. This one notes that William attended St. Louis Central High School--and so perhaps it was only mid-western states that he mapped. A perfect gift for an Arkansas--or Arkansawyer--I'd say! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 1\/2 X 5 1\/4. Good condition, bolder in hand, with a small split to the paper along the fold line at bottom. I will mend with archival tape (removable) from reverse to shore up before shipping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48007704117502,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8880.png?v=1774740545","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/arkansas-lovely-hand-drawn-ink-and-watercolor-map-by-william-donaldson-st-louis-central-high-1858","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}