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A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
[1753?]
NOTES
Scale ca. 1:1,270,000.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Imperfect: Eastern portion and southwest corner wanting.
Relief shown pictorially.
"To the Honourable House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania this map is most humbly inscribed by their most obedient and humble servant."
Shows area from the Wabash River on the west to the Scioto River on the east, and from Lake Huron on the north to the Green River in Kentucky on the south.
While one is not an exact copy of the other, there is great similarity to the "Traders map" ascribed to John Patten in Howard N. Eavenson's Map makers & Indian traders, 1949.
On verso: No. 52. Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania & Virginia &c. A sketch ...
Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 771
SUBJECTS
Ohio River Valley--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Ohio--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
Indiana--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
United States--Ohio River Valley.
United States--Ohio.
United States--Indiana.
RELATED NAMES
Patten, John, 1724 or 5-1754.
RELATED TITLES
[Peter Force map collection ; 275]
MEDIUM
col. map on sheet 55 x 39 cm.
CALL NUMBER
G3707.O5 1753 .M3 Vault
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
DIGITAL ID
g3707o ar077100 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3707o.ar077100
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