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Item Information

Title:
This map of Kentucke
Creator:
Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788
Name on Item:
drawn from actual observations, is inscribed with the most perfect respect to the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America and to His Excellency, George Washington, late Commander in Chief of their Army
Date:
[1800–1899]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Kentucky--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Kentucky
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 50 x 46 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale 1:633,600
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/73691819
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown pictorially.
Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
Copied from Filson's map of 1784.
Includes text.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 792
Identifier:
ar079201