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Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays
Names
Vallance, J. (John), 1770-1823 (Engraver)
Griffith, Dennis (Cartographer)
Thackara, James, 1767-1848 (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Maryland

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1795-06-06
Place: Philad[elphi]a :
Publisher: Published ... by J. Vallance, engraver, No. 145 Spruce Street,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-445 [Filed with Maryland, 1794]
Topics
Washington (D.C.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Maryland
Delaware -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Maryland -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Described and ill. in Papenfuse's Hammond-Harwood House atlas of historical maps of Maryland, p. 48-53.
Content: Includes "Plan of the city of Washington and Territory of Columbia" and a dedication.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy dissected, mounted on cloth, in 3 sheets, encapsulated in mylar as 1 sheet.
Content: Prime meridian: city of Washington.
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 395
Content: "Registered and copy right secured agreeable to act of Congress, June 20th, 1794. Philip Moore, clk. of the District of Maryland."
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Statement of responsibility: by Dennis Griffith, June 20th, 1794 ; engraved by J. Thackara & J. Vallance.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 73 x 129 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5447564
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14946024
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4d139ff0-c52b-012f-5dd8-3c075448cc4b
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  • 1795: Issued
  • 1823: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1795-06-06. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b84aefd-7bcc-e82e-e040-e00a18066b8b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b84aefd-7bcc-e82e-e040-e00a18066b8b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1795-06-06). Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8b84aefd-7bcc-e82e-e040-e00a18066b8b

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Map of the state of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein : describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory : as also a sketch of the state of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays