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Title
Map of the state of Virginia
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Publisher)
Böÿe, Herman (Cartographer)
Perkins, Joseph, 1788-1842 (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1826
Place: [Philadelphia]
Publisher: H.S. Tanner
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-1958 [Map Div. has 8 sheets only]
Topics
Virginia -- Administrative and political divisions
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress, the 14th day of April 1826, by John Tyler, Governor of the state of Virginia."
Citation/reference: Deak, G.G. Picturing America, 1497-1899, 337.
Content: Includes geological remarks, tables of population, steam boat routes, memoranda, altitudes and geographical positions.
Content: Insets: [View of] University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville -- View of Richmond from the West.
Content: NYPL copy in Map Div. 01-1958 imperfect: lacks sheet with view of University of Virginia (Digital image reflects imperfection with blank area where sheet would have been) ; held in Stokes Collection, no. E143. Also pieces of map with imprint information missing in the lower right corner.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Shows county boundaries.
Statement of responsibility: constructed in conformity to law from the late surveys authorized by the Legislature and other original and authentic documents, by Herman Böye ; engraved by H.S. Tanner ; title, writn. & engrd. by Jos. Perkins.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 9 sheets : hand col. ; 237 x 154 cm., sheets 52 x 78 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 41152580
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15063208
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89fdd810-c52b-012f-831d-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1786: Creator Born
  • 1826: Issued
  • 1858: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Virginia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1826. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee2f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the state of Virginia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee2f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1826). Map of the state of Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee2f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the state of Virginia