Map Map of a route through south west Pennsylvania from Fort Loudon, Franklin Co. to Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh.

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • Map of a route through south west Pennsylvania from Fort Loudon, Franklin Co. to Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh.

Created / Published

  • [1763?]

Headings

  • -  Forbes Road (Pa.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Forbes Road

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:380,160; 6 miles to an in.
  • -  Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 673.
  • -  Variant title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection ... no. 12: A map of the country on the Ohio & Muskingum Rivers.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Shows location of forts and road improvements.
  • -  Typed label on verso: Forbes Road from Fort Loudon to Fort Pitt. 1763?
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1304
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 651/2; 650/2

Medium

  • col. map 52 x 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3822.F53 1763 .M3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000599

Online Format

  • image

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