An original handwritten map of the Mason-Dixon line, which became a symbol of the division of the North and the South, will be offered for auction in the United States. The auction will take place on the Brank Auctions website, the cost of the document is estimated at $800,000 - $1.2 million. The map was created in 1767–1768 to mark the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The line later became a symbolic border between the slave-owning South and the free North of the United States, as well as one of the symbols of the division that led to the Civil War. Until 1982, the document belonged to the family of Judge Benjamin Cho, after which it was purchased by publisher Malcolm Forbes for $360,000, taking advantage of the Library of Congress offer. Along with the map, other historical documents related to the work of Mason and Dixon will be auctioned.

An original handwritten map of the Mason-Dixon line, which became a symbol of the division of the North and the South, will be offered for auction in the United States. The auction will take place on the Brank Auctions website, the cost of the document is estimated at $800,000 - $1.2 million. The map was created in 1767–1768 to mark the border between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The line later became a symbolic border between the slave-owning South and the free North of the United States, as well as one of the symbols of the division that led to the Civil War. Until 1982, the document belonged to the family of Judge Benjamin Cho, after which it was purchased by publisher Malcolm Forbes for $360,000, taking advantage of the Library of Congress offer. Along with the map, other historical documents related to the work of Mason and Dixon will be auctioned.