MapA Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c
Main title
- A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c.
Published/Created
- [1753?]
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Description
- col. map on sheet 55 x 39 cm.
Scale info
- Scale ca. 1:1,270,000.
LC classification
- G3707.O5 1753 .M3 Vault
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Notes
- Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor.
- Has watermark.
- Imperfect: Eastern portion and southwest corner wanting.
- Relief shown pictorially.
- "To the Honourable House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania this map is most humbly inscribed by their most obedient and humble servant."
- Shows area from the Wabash River on the west to the Scioto River on the east, and from Lake Huron on the north to the Green River in Kentucky on the south.
- While one is not an exact copy of the other, there is great similarity to the "Traders map" ascribed to John Patten in Howard N. Eavenson's Map makers & Indian traders, 1949.
- On verso: No. 52. Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania & Virginia &c. A sketch ...
References
- LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 771
Additional formats
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
LCCN
- gm 71002323
Geographic class no.
- 3707 O5
- 3820
Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Type of material
- Map
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- G3707.O5 1753 .M3 Vault
- Copy 1
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- Geography & Map Reading Room (Madison, LMB01)
Status
- Not Charged