Map A map of the state of Virginia : reduced from the nine sheet map of the state in conformity to law Map of Virginia
About this Item
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
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]
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
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012589665
Online Format
- image
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Dates
Location
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- United States
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
- West Virginia