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[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots] W. Crawford, surv.
CREATED/PUBLISHED
1771.
NOTES
Scale ca. 1:20,000.
Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. 1932.
Cover title: George Washington; survey of land in Ohio, a grant from the Colony of Virginia to Washington for military services ...
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Oriented with north toward the lower left.
Imperfect: Deteriorated along fold lines.
Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 785
Annotated by George Washington: Patented in the name of George Washington.
Includes table of "River courses & distances" annotated by George Washington and "A table to explain this plat."
On verso: Survey for 2,314 acres, bottom-Ohio, made-in-1771.
Accompanied by typewritten letter of Sept. 26, 1921, signed "Warren G. Harding," to David G. Joyce, Chicago.
SUBJECTS
Real property--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Land grants--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800.
Wood County (W. Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
United States--West Virginia--Wood County.
RELATED NAMES
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
RELATED TITLES
Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River.
George Washington; survey of land in Ohio.
MEDIUM
map 57 x 34 cm. fold. in portfolio 35 x 23 cm.
CALL NUMBER
G3893.W6G46 1771 .C7 Vault
REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA
DIGITAL ID
g3893w ct000358 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3893w.ct000358
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