Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland, 1755

Item — Container: Closed Stacks, Drawer: 36

Identifier: RP-550, MAP-4079

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection of historic maps date from 1675-1971, and primarily relate to the Washington and Custis families, the Revolutionary War, and society life in antebellum Washington D.C. and Virginia. Includes matching editions of maps personally owned by George Washington.

Note: surveys created by George Washington are found in the George Washington 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 hand colored map ; 64 x 48 cm on sheet 75 x 55 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.

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".

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