Object Number 1954.0026.004

Object Name

Map

Title

The STATE of/ SOUTH CAROLINA:/ from the best Authorities,/ By/ SAMUEL LEWIS. 1795.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dean A. Fales, Jr.

Creator (Role)

William Barker (Engraver)

Samuel Lewis (Cartographer)
1753/4-1822

Matthew Carey (Publisher)
01/28/1760-09/16/1839

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1795

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; Bottom left; ... By SAMUEL LEWIS. 1795.
2. Inscription ; Bottom left beneath flourish; W. Barker sculp.
3. Inscription; Bottom center beneath border; Engraved for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved.

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

16.875 (H) , 21.25 (W) , 15.375 (Image H) , 17.4375 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.862 (H) , 53.975 (W) , 15.375 (Image H) , 17.4375 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 17.9375 in. (40.48 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 17.9375 in. (45.56 cm). Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.

Publisher Summary

Carey, Matthew

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

From Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography Improved (Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1795, first ed.). Subsequent editions were published in 1796, 1800, and at frequent intervals until 1818. Needs to be researched if this map appeared in all editions or if can be identified as coming from one in particular.

Object Description

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