Historic Mason-Dixon Line Map Heads To Auction For Up To $1.2 Million

A historic, hand-drawn map of the Mason-Dixon Line is heading to auction in a livestreamed event hosted by Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina. The auction house estimates it could sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million.

Surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon originally mapped the boundary to resolve a land dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania.

In 1982, publisher Malcolm S. Forbes purchased the map for $360,000, outbidding the Library of Congress. The institution currently lacks the budget to compete for it again.

Brunk Auctions vice president Lauren Brunk expressed hope that a patriotic buyer would acquire the historic document and donate it to the Library of Congress, preserving its place in American history.

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