Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland, 1755

Item — Container: Drawer 122 : L : 7, Section: 2

Identifier: 2020-SC-024-012

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Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland

Scope and Contents

"Originally published in 1753, the Fry-Jefferson map was the most accurate map of Virginia at that time. This French version was printed at the beginning of the French and Indian War, which began when Governor Robert Dinwiddie ordered George Washington and his Virginia troops to drive the French off British-claimed land. Most of the indigenous names featured in John Smith’s map are gone, replaced by Anglo-American settlements." -- Mapping the “New World”: Highlights from the Paul Schott Stevens Collection

Dates

1755

Creator

Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766 (Creator, Person)
Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754 (Creator, Person)
Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets : 1 map ; hand colored ; 65 x 49 cm, on sheet 67 x 51 cm

Language of Materials

French

Additional Description

Materials Specific Details

Scale [ca. 1:870,000] (W 80⁰30ʹ--W 74⁰30ʹ/N 40⁰00ʹ--N 36⁰20ʹ). Scale listed as "Mille pas geometriques de 60 au degre. Lieues marines d'Angleterre de 20 au degre. Milles de 69 au degre". Relief shown pictorially. Cardinal points marked "Septentrion, Orient, Midi, Occident". Includes title cartouche, "Carte De La Virginie Et Du Maryland, Dressee sur la grande carte Angloisede Mrs. Josue Fry et Pierre Jefferson, Par le Sr. Robert de Vaugondy Geographe ordinaire du Roi, Avec Privlege, 1755". Name listed "Groux".

Created / Published

Paris : Giles Robert de Vaugondy, 1755

Subjects

Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Delaware Subject Source: Naf
Maps (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Maryland Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Virginia Subject Source: Naf