Object Number 1954.0026.013

Object Name

Map

Title

KENTUCKY,/ Reduced from/ ELIHU BARKER'S/ Large Map.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Dean A. Fales, Jr.

Creator (Role)

William Barker (Engraver)

Elihu Barker (Cartographer)

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

Place of Origin

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

Date

1795-1818

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription ; Top left within cartouche; .../ Reduced from/ ELIHU BARKER'S/ Large Map.
2. Inscription; Top left within cartouche; W. Barker sculp.

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

16.875 (H) , 21.375 (W) , 9.375 (Image H) , 20.1875 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.862 (H) , 54.293 (W) , 9.375 (Image H) , 20.1875 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W at center. Plate H (at left): 10.1875 in. (25.88 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 20.625 in. (52.39 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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