Carte de la Virginie et du Maryland

Containers:
Closed Stacks, Drawer 38
Creator:
Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766, Fry, Joshua, approximately 1700-1754, and Jefferson, Peter, 1708-1757
Extent:
1 Sheets
Language:
French .
Material 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".
Physical facet:
1 hand colored map
Dimensions:
64 x 48 cm on sheet 75 x 55 cm

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
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.