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This map of Kentucke, drawn from actual observations, is inscribed with the most perfect respect to the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America and to his Excellcy. George Washington, late Commander in Chief of their Army / by their humble servant, John Filson

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Title: This map of Kentucke, drawn from actual observations, is inscribed with the most perfect respect to the Honorable the Congress of the United States of America and to his Excellcy. George Washington, late Commander in Chief of their Army / by their humble servant, John Filson
Creator: Filson, John, ca. 1747-1788, cartographer
Pursell, Henry D., engraver
Contributor: [Library of Congress. Map Division], publisher
Rook, Ternon, 1765?-1809
Date Created and/or Issued: 1930
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: No old shelf mark. MS note above neatline: "MS. Facs. of Filson's map of 1784." This photocopy of an MS copy of Filson's original map came from the Library of Congress as an exchange arranged by Linn R. Blanchard 5/29/30. Note says: "Filson's Discovery 2 maps. We have photostat (E128400) of this map on our copy of Filson (142577)." For a later version of the original (1793), see RB 105:468. Two stamps: Library of Congress Map Division Jan 6, 1908. April 19, 1930. Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: photo reproduction.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map 48 x 44 cm., sheet 56 x 46 cm.
Identifier: ephMPKY0002
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/6947
Language: English
Subject: Kentucky--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
Time Period: 1784
Place: North America United States Kentucky
W 89°
W 87°/N 37°
N 38°
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Relation: 105:468 ephMPKY0001

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