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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A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland
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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
Creator:
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754
Author:
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757
Publisher:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Contributor:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Name on Item:
Drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1775.
Date:
[1775]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New York Public Library
Collection (local):
Maps of North America
Subjects:
Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800
Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Maryland
Middle Atlantic (area)
Virginia
Extent:
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 79 x 121 cm., sheets 79 x 61 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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Publisher:
London : Printed for Robt. Sayer
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:650,000]
Scale ca. 1:650,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef98-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Notes:
Hand colored.
Prime meridian: Philadelphia and Curratuck Inlet.
Relief shown pictorially.
"To the Right Honourable, George Dunk Earl of Halifax ... "
"Printed for Robt. Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, & Thos. Jefferys at the corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London."
Includes distance chart.
Described in: Fry & Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland : facsimiles of the 1754 and 1794 printings. 1966. p. [21]
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
LCCN:
74693099