Map [Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others.

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Title
[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others.
Contributor Names
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822.
Crawford, William, 1732-1782.
Created / Published
1774?]
Subject Headings
-  Real property--West Virginia--Kanawha River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Land grants--West Virginia--Kanawha River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  United States--West Virginia--Kanawha River Valley
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:40,000.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
-  Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines.
-  Oriented with north toward the lower left.
-  Has watermarks.
-  Individual surveys dated 1771 through 1774, performed by "Mr. Saml. Lewis" and "Wm. Crawford" with the assistance of John Floyd.
-  Authorship of the map as a composite work ascribed to George Washington in Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1448
-  Includes descriptive index-tables for survey tracts 1-5 and 7-8.
-  Accompanied by a survey certificate describing survey tracts 6 and 7.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2
Medium
map 166 x 75 cm. on 3 sheets 131 x 60 cm. or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3892.K3G46 1774 .W3
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3892k.ct000363
Library of Congress Control Number
75693268
Online Format
image
Description
Scale ca. 1:40,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Has watermarks. Individual surveys dated 1771 through 1774, performed by "Mr. Saml. Lewis" and "Wm. Crawford" with the assistance of John Floyd. Authorship of the map as a composite work ascribed to George Washington in Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1448 Includes descriptive index-tables for survey tracts 1-5 and 7-8. Accompanied by a survey certificate describing survey tracts 6 and 7. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/75693268
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Washington, George, Samuel Lewis, and William Crawford. [Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others]. [?, 1774] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/75693268/. (Accessed July 22, 2017.)

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Washington, G., Lewis, S. & Crawford, W. (1774) [Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others]. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/75693268/.

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Washington, George, Samuel Lewis, and William Crawford. [Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others]. [?, 1774] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/75693268/>.