The auction was devoted to the history of Disneyland and featured rare and remarkable items from some of the finest collections in the world including Walt Disney’s original 1953 Disneyland map.

Art dealer Mike Van Eaton stands next to a hand-drawn map from 1953 that shows Walt Disney's original ideas for Disneyland ... marked as Frontier Country and World of Tomorrow, respectively.

The map was hand-drawn by Walt Disney ... many of the original names he jotted down for areas of the park were changed after 1953. "Frontier Country" became Frontierland, and "World of Tomorrow ...

SHERMAN OAKS, California (WABC) -- Van Eaton Galleries, one of the world's premier ... the most valuable Disney artifact ever offered at an auction. The gallery said the map was created by Walt ...

The map was created as part of an effort to secure funding to build Disneyland. Los Angeles: The original, first-ever map of Disneyland sketched by Walt Disney in 1953 has been sold for a whopping ...

“‘World’ is right,” TIME ... of this modern map of Disney World: Disney Roll over to zoom; on mobile, click. Everything included in the original map fits into the upper right-hand corner.

The original map that Walt Disney made of Disneyland ... A Haunted Mansion sign from Walt Disney World, “Tomb Sweet Tomb,” went for $25,800. A remodeled 1957 Autopia car with a golf cart ...

(WPVI) -- Van Eaton Galleries, one of the world's premier animation ... making it the most valuable Disney artifact ever offered at an auction. The gallery said the map was created by Walt Disney ...