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Map [Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]

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Title

  • [Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]

Names

  • Crawford, William, 1732-1782
  • Washington, George, 1732-1799

Created / Published

  • 1771.

Headings

  • -  Real property--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Land grants--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Wood County (W. Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--West Virginia--Wood County

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. 1932.
  • -  Cover title: George Washington; survey of land in Ohio, a grant from the Colony of Virginia to Washington for military services ...
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the lower left.
  • -  Imperfect: Deteriorated along fold lines.
  • -  Annotated by George Washington: Patented in the name of George Washington.
  • -  Includes table of "River courses & distances" annotated by George Washington and "A table to explain this plat."
  • -  On verso: Survey for 2,314 acres, bottom-Ohio, made-in-1771.
  • -  Accompanied by typewritten letter of Sept. 26, 1921, signed "Warren G. Harding," to David G. Joyce, Chicago.
  • -  Scale ca. 1:20,000.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 785
  • -  Conserved; 002063 1975 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 57 x 34 cm. fold. in portfolio 35 x 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3893.W6G46 1771 .C7

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 75690212

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Crawford, William, and George Washington. Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots. 1771. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/75690212/.

APA citation style:

Crawford, W. & Washington, G. (1771) Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/75690212/.

MLA citation style:

Crawford, William, and George Washington. Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots. 1771. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/75690212/>.