A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina / drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1751.
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Description
- 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 / drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson in 1751.
- Creator
- Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, printmaker.
- Contributor
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Byrd, William, 1674-1744.
Churton, William, 1710-1767, surveyor.
Dalrymple, John, -1766, surveyor.
Dandridge, William, -1743.
Fitzwilliam, Richard, -1744.
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754, ca - Published / Created
- 1755
- Copyright Date
- [about 1755]
- Publication Place
- London :
- Publisher
- Thomas Jefferys,
- Description
-
A textual note at upper left reads "The Course of the Ohio or Alliganey River and its Branches are laid down from Surveys and Draughts made on the Spot by M.r Gist and others in the Years 1751, 2, 3 & 4".
Cartouche designed by Francis Hayman and engraved - Extent
- 1 map on 4 sheets : copperplate engraving, hand colored ; each sheet 39 x 62 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Scale
- Scale approximately 1:650,000
- Coordinates
- (W 82°26'00"--W 74°50'00"/N 40°08'00"--N 35°24'00")., 035.400000, 040.133333, -074.833333, -082.433333, 650000, and a
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- 783 1755F
- Container / Volume
- BRBL_00507
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- cartographic
- Genre
- Maps.
- Resource Type
- Maps, Atlases & Globes
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800. - Subject (Name)
-
Byrd, William, 1674-1744.
Churton, William, 1710-1767, surveyor.
Dalrymple, John, -1766, surveyor.
Dandridge, William, -1743.
Fitzwilliam, Richard, -1744.
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754, ca
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Citation
-
British Museum, Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829
Cumming, W.P. Southeast in early maps, 281
Pritchard, Margaret Beck and Taliaferro, Henry G. Degrees of latitude. Mapping Colonial America, 30, State 6
Verner, Coolie. "The Fry and Jefferson map" in Imago Mundi XXI, page 86, state 3
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8236336
- Object ID (OID)
- 15811233