A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina

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Item Information

Title:
A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina
Cartographer:
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754
Cartographer:
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Publisher:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Name on Item:
drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1751
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Indians of North America--Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Virginia
Maryland
Middle Atlantic (area)
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 76 x 123 cm., on sheets 55 x 73 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer ... & Thos. Jefferys
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:650,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
Prime meridians: Philadelphia, Curratuck Inlet, and London.
Relief shown pictorially.
"To the Right Honourable, George Dunk Earl of Halifax ... [by] Thos. Jefferys."
Includes notes and distance chart.
Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1429
Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 87e
Identifier:
4000137_0066
4000137_0067
4000137_0068
4000137_0069
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000002835727