A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c


A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c
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Item Information

Title:
A Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania, Virginia, &c
Creator:
Patten, John, 1724 or 1725-1754
Date:
[1753?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Ohio River Valley--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Ohio--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Indiana--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Indiana
Ohio River
Ohio
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 55 x 39 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:1,270,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002323
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Imperfect: Eastern portion and southwest corner wanting.
Relief shown pictorially.
"To the Honourable House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania this map is most humbly inscribed by their most obedient and humble servant."
Shows area from the Wabash River on the west to the Scioto River on the east, and from Lake Huron on the north to the Green River in Kentucky on the south.
While one is not an exact copy of the other, there is great similarity to the "Traders map" ascribed to John Patten in Howard N. Eavenson's Map makers & Indian traders, 1949.
On verso: No. 52. Map of the western parts of the province of Pennsylvania & Virginia &c. A sketch ...
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 771
Identifier:
ar077100