COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Morse, Jedidiah
Date:
1794
Short Title:
Kentucky.
Publisher:
John Stockdale
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Book Map
Obj Height cm:
50
Obj Width cm:
46
Scale 1:
633,600
Note:
Large foldout map of Kentucky showing stations, forts, salt springs and licks, towns, dwelling houses, mills and "wigwams". The river passages are described and historical information is included , i.e. "a bloody battle fought here."
Reference:
P1361, Sabin 50924.
State/Province:
Kentucky
Full Title:
A Map of Kentucky, Drawn from Actual Observations. By John Filson. (with) A Plan of the Rapids, in the River Ohio. Published Novr. 23, 1793, by John Stockdale, Piccadilly.
List No:
0632.018
Series No:
19
Engraver or Printer:
Filson, John
Publication Author:
Morse, Jedidiah
Pub Date:
1794
Pub Title:
The American Geography; Or, A View of the Present Situation of the United States of America ... By Jedidiah Morse, A.M. A New Edition, Revised, Corrected, and Greatly Enlarged, by the Author, and Illustrated with Twenty-Five Maps. London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. 1794.
Pub Reference:
P1361, Sabin 50924.
Pub Note:
25 maps, including the Filson Map of Kentucky. Adds a short section on Europe, Asia and Africa that is not in the U.S. edition of vol 1 (rather it is in vol 2). All maps uncolored. Rebound in half leather with title on the spine.
Pub List No:
0632.000
Pub Type:
Geography Book
Pub Maps:
25
Pub Height cm:
28
Pub Width cm:
23
Image No:
0632018
Authors:
Morse, Jedidiah
Collection:
Rumsey Collection
