COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Lawrence, Martin
Author:
Washington, George
Date:
1773
Short Title:
The Potomac River near Harpers Ferry
Publisher:
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Publisher Location:
Washington
Type:
Atlas Map
Obj Height cm:
44
Obj Width cm:
32
Scale 1:
None shown
Note:
Two maps on one plate. Include annotation by George Washington.
State/Province:
West Virginia
Region:
Potomac Rivery (W. Va.)
Subject:
Historical
Full Title:
The Potomac River near Harpers Ferry with George Washington's comments on its navigability, 1754 (upper); a tract the mouth of the Little Kanawha, West Virginia, 1773 (lower). Washington made the upper map and annotated the lower one.
List No:
0465.026
Page No:
22
Series No:
26
Publication Author:
Lawrence, Martin
Publication Author:
Washington, George
Pub Date:
1932
Pub Title:
The George Washington atlas : a collection of eighty-five maps including twenty-eight made by George Washington, seven used and annotated by him, eight made at his direction, or for his use or otherwise associated with him, and forty-two new maps concerning his activities in peace and war and his place in history. Edited by Lawrence Martin, Chief, Division of Maps, Library of Congress. United States, George Washington Bicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C. 1932.
Pub Note:
Atlas consists of fifty plates, 110 maps and other source material (dated from 1747 to 1932) illustrating places and events relevant to the life, travels, and other activities of George Washington; photocopies of manuscripts drawn, written, or annotated by him; photocopies of items made for his use or addressed to him (letters, survey warrants, land survey and land grants, maps, etc.). Bound in blue cover 46 x 36, with title "The George Washington Atlas, United States, George Washington Bicentennial Commission". From the preface of the George Washington atlas: Washington made his first map in 1747 and his last one in 1799 ... At least ninety-two of his maps and related drawings have been reproduced in this atlas ... these maps of George Washington's are related to landscape gardening, city planning, exploration, transportation, and the art of war, as well as to the surveying of land in connection with the acquisition of property ...
Pub List No:
0465.000
Pub Type:
Historical Atlas
Pub Maps:
85
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
36
Image No:
0465026.jp2
Authors:
Lawrence, Martin; Washington, George
