A map of the most inhabited part of Virginia containing the whole province of Maryland : with part of Pensilvania, New Jersey and North Carolina

The Most Inhabited Part of Virginia, 1755

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The Most Inhabited Part of Virginia, 1755

Geographic Area Covered:

Virginia, Maryland, Middle Atlantic States, Southern States

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 82°49ʹ--W 74°09ʹ/N 40°15ʹ--N 35°45ʹ)

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Geographic Area Covered:

Virginia, Maryland, Middle Atlantic States, Southern States

Geographic Coordinates:

(W 82°49ʹ--W 74°09ʹ/N 40°15ʹ--N 35°45ʹ)

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Full 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

Creators:

Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754

Publisher:

Engrav’d and publish’d according to Act of Parliament by Thos. Jefferys ...

Publisher Location:

London

Date Created:

1755

Contributors:

Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757, Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, Dalrymple, John, -1766, Halifax, George Montagu-Dunk, Earl of, 1716-1771

Form/Genre:

Maps, Wall maps

Mode of Travel:

Trails, Waterways

Context of Travel:

Migration

Time Period Covered:

1755

Notes:

"Engrav’d and publish’d according to Act of Parliament by Thos. Jefferys geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at the Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross."
Dedication beneath cartouche: To the Right Honourable, George Dunk Earl of Halifax ...
Includes distance chart added by "J. Dalrymple, London Jany. [the] 1st. 1755."
Third state of first edition. Cf. Fry & Jefferson map.
Printed from 4 copperplates on 4 sheets trimmed and joined to form 2 composite sheets.
Scale [ca. 1:650,000]
Prime meridians: London, Philadelphia, and Curratuck Inlet.
Relief shown pictorially.
Sheets numbered "18" and "18.a" in manuscript on verso; probably detached from an assembled-to-order composite atlas.
Folded to 53 x 35 cm in modern green cloth-covered clamshell box; gold stamped black leather spine title: Fry-Jefferson map 1755.

Referenced In:

Cumming, William P. The Southeast in early maps (3rd ed., 1998), p. 26-29 and 266-269, map no. 281, The Fry & Jefferson map of Virginia and Maryland (2nd ed., 1966) p.14, entry [1755?b]

Citation

Fry, Joshua, "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 : Thomas Jefferys, [1755]). VAULT map7C G3880 1751 .F7 1755

Newberry Call Number:

VAULT map7C G3880 1751 .F7 1755

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Geographic Area Covered:

Virginia, Maryland, Middle Atlantic States, Southern States

Original Resource:

Digital reproduction of: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand col. ; 80 x 123 cm.

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