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Abbreviations
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- LITHO
= Lithograph
- ENG
= Engraving
- SENG
= Steel Engraving
- CENG
= Copper Engraving
- CRLTH
= Chromolithography (color)
- FHC
= Fully Hand Colored
- OHC
= Outline Hand Colored
- MFHC
= Modern Full Hand color
- MOHC
= Modern Outline Hand Color
- MOC
= Modern Outline Color
- MHC
= Modern Hand Color
- PPC
= Partial Printed Color
- PHC
= Partial Hand Color
- FPC
= Full Printed Color
- OPC
= Outline Printed Color
- PC =
Part Color
- MTD
= Matted
- FMD
= Framed
- TOPO
= Topography
- WDCT
= Woodcut
- BRNG
= Browning
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- FXG
= Foxing
- PKT
= Pocket Map
- P =
Poor
- FR =
Fair
- G =
Good
- VG =
Very Good
- F =
Fine
- VF =
Very Fine
- EXL
= Excellent
- XLB
= Ex Library
- PHILA
= Philadelphia
- WASH
= Washington
- LDN
= London
- NY =
New York
- CIN
= Cincinnati
- GLO
= General Land Office
- BALT
= Baltimore
- USCS
= US Coastal Surveys
- Rev
= Reverse
- USCGS
= US Coastal & Geodetic Surveys
- USGS
= US Geographical Surveys
- ORA
= Official Records Atlas
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