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Map 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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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.

Names

  • Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754.
  • Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757, joint author.
  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.
  • Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for Robt. Sayer [1775]

Headings

  • -  Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Virginia
  • -  United States--Maryland
  • -  United States--Middle Atlantic States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:650,000.
  • -  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."
  • -  Appears in Thomas Jefferys' The American atlas. 1775.
  • -  Three copies. Copy 1, outlined in yellow, green, and pink with the Virginia Carolina boundary in yellow and green. Copy 2, outlined in yellow, green, and pink. Copy 3, outlined in yellow.
  • -  Includes distance chart.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1430
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 77 x 124 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3880 1775 .F7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74693092

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Fry, Joshua, Approximately, Peter Jefferson, Robert Sayer, and Thomas Jefferys. A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, 1775] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74693092/.

APA citation style:

Fry, J., Jefferson, P., Sayer, R. & Jefferys, T. (1775) A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/74693092/.

MLA citation style:

Fry, Joshua, Approximately, et al. A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina. [London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, 1775] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/74693092/>.