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Brunk Auctions Mason-Dixon Line Map October 29, $800K–$1.2M

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina, will auction the original Mason-Dixon Line map on October 29.
The auction house estimates the map could fetch $800,000 to $1.2 million.
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon hand-drew the 76-inch by 6.5-inch map in the 1760s.
The map later marked the North–South divide in the 1820 Missouri Compromise and Civil War.
Remounted on Japanese rice paper, the map will be livestreamed at the October 29 auction.

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Brunk Auctions in Asheville, North Carolina, will auction the original Mason-Dixon Line map on October 29.
The auction house estimates the map could fetch $800,000 to $1.2 million.
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon hand-drew the 76-inch by 6.5-inch map in the 1760s.
The map later marked the North–South divide in the 1820 Missouri Compromise and Civil War.
Remounted on Japanese rice paper, the map will be livestreamed at the October 29 auction.