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Map
A MAP of/ the most INHABITED part of/ VIRGINIA/ containing the whole PROVINCE of MARYLAND/ with Part of/ PENSILVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NORTH CAROLINA/ Drawn by/ Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson/ in 1775.
Joshua Fry, Peter Jefferson, Thomas Jefferys, Robert Sayer & John Bennett
1775-1776
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Joshua Fry (Cartographer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Linen
Museum Object Number
1963.0118 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1963.0118 A, B
Object Name
Map
Title
A MAP of/ the most INHABITED part of/ VIRGINIA/ containing the whole PROVINCE of MARYLAND/ with Part of/ PENSILVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND NORTH CAROLINA/ Drawn by/ Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson/ in 1775.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Joshua Fry (Cartographer); Peter Jefferson (Cartographer); Thomas Jefferys (Engraver); Robert Sayer & John Bennett (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1775-1776
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, at end of dedication
Inscription: ...This Map is most humbly Inscribed to their Lordship's./ By Their Lordship's/ Most Obedient & most devoted humble Serv.\t/ Tho.\s Jefferys.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center, beneath border
Inscription: Printed for Rob.\t Sayer at N.\o 53 in Fleet Street, and Tho.\s Jefferys at the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, at end of title in cartouche
Inscription: ...Drawn by Joshua Fry & Peter Jefferson/ in 1775.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Seascape
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
- Linen
Techniques
- Engraved
- Etched
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Printed on four sheets, joined and mounted on linen.
Dimensions (inches)
31.2 (H) x 48.5 (W) x 30.8 (Image H) x 48.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
79.3 (H) x 123.1 (W) x 78.2 (Image H) x 122.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
OH at left. OW at bottom. Lower right section, Image H: 15.3 in. (38.9 cm); Image W: 24.2 in. (61.4 cm). Chain intervals 2.8 cm; laid lines 7 per cm. Frame H: 33.4 in. (84.8 cm). Frame W: 50.9 in. (129.3 cm). Frame D: 1.0 in. (2.5 cm). FH at left. FW at bottom. FD at bottom left.
Publisher Summary
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Publisher Date
01/01/1775
Place of Publication
No. 53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
Robert Sayer & John Bennett
Edition State
IV
Edition Watermark
Fleur-de-lis in crowned shield with "IV" countermark
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Third edition. Published in Thomas Jefferys, The American atlas: or, A geographical description of the whole continent of America; wherein are delineated at large, its several regions, countries, states, and islands; and chiefly the British colonies, composed from numerous surveys, several of which were made by order of government surveys...(London: Robert Sayer and John Bennett, 1776). Map originally published in 1753-55 with date and publication corrections made in 1761 and 1775.