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Delaware

 Subject
Subject Source: Naf

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

[A map of part of Pennsylvania & Maryland intended to shew, at one view, the several places proposed for opening a communication between the waters of the Delaware & Chesopeak Bays], 1771

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 3, Section: 4
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-083
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates: 1771

Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland, 1755

 Item — Closed Stacks, Drawer: 36
Identifier: RP-550, MAP-4079
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

Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland, 1755

 Item — Drawer 122 : L : 7, Section: 2
Identifier: 2020-SC-024-012
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...
Dates: 1755

Map of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, 1794 July 16

 Item — Closed Stacks, Drawer: 37
Identifier: RP-643, MAP-4350
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: 1794 July 16