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[Maps] [Virginia] Fry, Joshua, and Peter Jefferson
A Map of the Most Inhabited parts of Virginia, containing the whole Province of Maryland with part of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and North Carolina
London: for Rob. Sayer and Thomas Jefferys, (1775). Sixth state. Four sheets joined together. Engraved map with original hand-coloring. With the Table of Distances dated, "J. Daltymple, London, Janv ye 1st 1755." Light offsetting (from when map was folded), minor toning at edges, scattered spotting. Stevens & Tree 87(f) Sheet: 31 x 48 1/2 in. (79 x 123cm). Plate mark: 39 1/4 x 50 3/4 in. (100 x 129cm).
The definitive map of Virginia in the 18th century. For the first time the entire Virginia river system was properly delineated and the Northeast-Southwest orientation of the Appalachian Mountains fully displayed. The map was much copied and served as a resource for mapmakers who followed.
Sold for $10,000
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
London: for Rob. Sayer and Thomas Jefferys, (1775). Sixth state. Four sheets joined together. Engraved map with original hand-coloring. With the Table of Distances dated, "J. Daltymple, London, Janv ye 1st 1755." Light offsetting (from when map was folded), minor toning at edges, scattered spotting. Stevens & Tree 87(f) Sheet: 31 x 48 1/2 in. (79 x 123cm). Plate mark: 39 1/4 x 50 3/4 in. (100 x 129cm).
The definitive map of Virginia in the 18th century. For the first time the entire Virginia river system was properly delineated and the Northeast-Southwest orientation of the Appalachian Mountains fully displayed. The map was much copied and served as a resource for mapmakers who followed.
