{"id":1786970,"date":"2019-01-11T10:49:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T15:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1786970"},"modified":"2019-01-11T10:49:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T15:49:41","slug":"providence-provenance-and-an-1841-map-of-lafayette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/01\/providence-provenance-and-an-1841-map-of-lafayette\/","title":{"rendered":"Providence, Provenance and an 1841 Map of Lafayette"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colby Bartlett \u201ctook a chance\u201d on a water-stained 1841 map of Lafayette, Indiana he found at a pawn shop, where the asking price was $80. But his research into the map\u2019s origins took a completely unexpected turn. The Lafayette Journal and Courier<\/em> has the story<\/a> about how Bartlett inadvertently discovered the Tippecanoe County Public Library<\/a>\u2019s missing copy of the map before the library realized it had gone missing. Believe me, you want to read this. [Tony Campbell<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colby Bartlett \u201ctook a chance\u201d on a water-stained 1841 map of Lafayette, Indiana he found at a pawn shop, where the asking price was $80. 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