Map A map of the state of Virginia : reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law Map of Virginia


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Title
A map of the state of Virginia : reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law
Other Title
Map of Virginia
Contributor Names
Böÿe, Herman.
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858.
Dawson, E. B.
Giles, William Branch, 1762-1830.
Created / Published
[Philadelphia : H.S. Tanner and E.B. Dawson, 1827]
Subject Headings
-  Virginia--Maps
-  West Virginia--Maps
-  Maryland--Maps
-  Delaware--Maps
-  Washington (D.C.)--Maps
-  United States--Virginia
-  United States--West Virginia
-  United States--Maryland
-  United States--Delaware
-  United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Genre
Maps
Notes
-  Covers also Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 31st day of October 1827 by W.B. Giles, Governor of the State of Virginia."
-  Prime meridian: Washington.
-  Issued in blue slipcase designed for this map.
-  Annotations of place names on map area in ink (red and black) and pencil.
-  Handwritten annotations on pages [2] and [3] of cover: To Rev. C. Braxton Bryan, given me at the Council that met in Fredericksburg in May-21-24 1879, C.B.B; and This map was the propriety of John Randolph, Roanoke, Virginia.
-  Includes text and tables: References -- Deviation of the Magnetic Needle from the True Meridian -- Memoranda -- Geological Remarks --Situation, Extent, etc. -- Table of Population -- Statistical Table -- Geographical Positions -- Steam Boat Routes -- Altitudes of Mountains &c. in Virginia above Tide water.
-  In pencil on verso: 23598.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  LC copy imperfect: Discoloration, use-worn, missing small internal sections along cut-lines, stained, minor repairs along fold-lines and foxed.
-  Gift; William C. Wooldridge and Norfolk Southern Corporation; Jan. 19, 2013
Medium
1 map : hand col., mounted on cloth backing ; 75 x 122 cm., folded to 20 x 13 cm., in cover 21 x 14 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3880 1827 .B6
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3880.ct003676
Library of Congress Control Number
2012589665
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
Covers also Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and southern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 31st day of October 1827 by W.B. Giles, Governor of the State of Virginia." Prime meridian: Washington. Issued in blue slipcase designed for this map. Annotations of place names on map area in ink (red and black) and pencil. Handwritten annotations on pages [2] and [3] of cover: To Rev. C. Braxton Bryan, given me at the Council that met in Fredericksburg in May-21-24 1879, C.B.B; and This map was the propriety of John Randolph, Roanoke, Virginia. Includes text and tables: References -- Deviation of the Magnetic Needle from the True Meridian -- Memoranda -- Geological Remarks --Situation, Extent, etc. -- Table of Population -- Statistical Table -- Geographical Positions -- Steam Boat Routes -- Altitudes of Mountains &c. in Virginia above Tide water. In pencil on verso: 23598. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy imperfect: Discoloration, use-worn, missing small internal sections along cut-lines, stained, minor repairs along fold-lines and foxed. Gift; William C. Wooldridge and Norfolk Southern Corporation; Jan. 19, 2013
Original Format
map
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Chicago citation style:

Böÿe, Herman, Henry Schenck Tanner, E. B Dawson, and William Branch Giles. A map of the state of Virginia: reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law. [Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner and E.B. Dawson, 1827] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012589665/.

APA citation style:

Böÿe, H., Tanner, H. S., Dawson, E. B. & Giles, W. B. (1827) A map of the state of Virginia: reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law. [Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner and E.B. Dawson] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012589665/.

MLA citation style:

Böÿe, Herman, et al. A map of the state of Virginia: reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law. [Philadelphia: H.S. Tanner and E.B. Dawson, 1827] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012589665/>.

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