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The state of Virginia : from the best authorities

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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Notes on the State of Virginia. By Thomas Jefferson.

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The state of Virginia : from the best authorities

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Title
The state of Virginia : from the best authorities
Names
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Author)
Smither, James (Engraver)
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822 (Cartographer)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Atlases

Notes on the State of Virginia. By Thomas Jefferson.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1794
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Printed for Mathew Carey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6322 [LHS 101; atlas cases]
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6322 (Folded plate facing t.p.) [In LHS 101]
Topics
Virginia
Virginia -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Engraved for Carey's American edition of Guthries Geography improved."
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 51.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridians: Philadelphia and London.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Statement of responsibility: by Samuel Lewis, 1794 ; Smither, sculpt.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 50 cm., folded to 21 x 12 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 2620709
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14550827
RLIN/OCLC: 48071029
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15244531
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 770e4bc0-c5d3-012f-eee0-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1743: Creator Born
  • 1794: Issued
  • 1826: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The state of Virginia : from the best authorities" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1794. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f2cd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The state of Virginia : from the best authorities" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f2cd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1794). The state of Virginia : from the best authorities Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-f2cd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The state of Virginia : from the best authorities