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Map The State of Maryland from the best authorities.

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Title

  • The State of Maryland from the best authorities.

Names

  • Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822.
  • Barker, W. (William), active 1795-1803.
  • Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839.
  • Guthrie, William, 1708-1770.

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1795]

Headings

  • -  Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Maryland

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:770,000.
  • -  LC copy annotated in black ink.
  • -  Prime meridian: Philadelphia and London.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthrie's Geography improved."
  • -  Inset: Continuation of the Potowmac River, from Fort Cumberland.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 440; 651/1; 700/2; 700/3

Medium

  • map 29 x 43 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3840 1795 .L4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000977

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 Or, W Barker, Mathew Carey, and William Guthrie. The State of Maryland from the best authorities. [Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1795] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000977/.

APA citation style:

Lewis, S., Barker, W., Carey, M. & Guthrie, W. (1795) The State of Maryland from the best authorities. [Philadelphia, M. Carey] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000977/.

MLA citation style:

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 Or, et al. The State of Maryland from the best authorities. [Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1795] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000977/>.