The state of Virginia from the best authorities


The state of Virginia from the best authorities
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Item Information

Title:
The state of Virginia from the best authorities
Creator:
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 4-1822
Cartographer:
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 4-1822
Engraver:
Smither, James, 1741-1797
Publisher:
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
Name on Item:
by Samuel Lewis ; Smither sculpt.
Date:
[1800]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Virginia--Maps
West Virginia--Maps
Places:
West Virginia
Virginia
Extent:
1 map ; 33 x 50 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Philadelphia] : [Mathew Carey]
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:1,610,000
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.
"Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved."
In upper right margin: 36.
Map 36 in his Carey's general atlas. Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1800.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_004555
Call #:
G1015 .C3 1800x
Barcode:
30000005056576