Map of the State of Maryland : laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein; describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places; and of the Federal Territory; as also a sketch of the State of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays June 20th, 1794.
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1795
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Philadelphia: J. Vallance
Abstract
1 map, hand colored, 75 x 131 cm.Scale: ca. 1:300,000
Description
From Mapping Maryland: "Griffith, a surveyor, produced this accurate map of Maryland, which is considered the finest eighteenth-century map of the state. Carefully executed and containing many topographic details, Griffith's map was an achievement for its time and is considered the first official state map."
Description from "Maryland from the Willard Hackerman Map Collection", George Peabody Library Exhibit Oct. 9, 2018 - March 16, 2019: "In 1792, at the age of 33, surveyor Dennis Griffith approached the Maryland General Assembly with a proposal to map the whole of the state. Securing a 1000 Pound loan, the result was this large 25 by 50 inch map sheet. As was common practice at the time, this portable map was divided into rectangular quadrants, backed with linen, and fitted for the marble book boards still attached. The owner was no doubt left with the all too familiar complication of folding the map back down to pocket size. Griffith's map was a remarkable achievement for its time and is often considered the first official state map of Maryland. The first edition of the map is dated June 20th, 1794 and was published June 6th, 1795. The map content on the second edition is identical to the first. The publication date on the second edition was changed to read May 28, 1813."
Description from "Maryland from the Willard Hackerman Map Collection", George Peabody Library Exhibit Oct. 9, 2018 - March 16, 2019: "In 1792, at the age of 33, surveyor Dennis Griffith approached the Maryland General Assembly with a proposal to map the whole of the state. Securing a 1000 Pound loan, the result was this large 25 by 50 inch map sheet. As was common practice at the time, this portable map was divided into rectangular quadrants, backed with linen, and fitted for the marble book boards still attached. The owner was no doubt left with the all too familiar complication of folding the map back down to pocket size. Griffith's map was a remarkable achievement for its time and is often considered the first official state map of Maryland. The first edition of the map is dated June 20th, 1794 and was published June 6th, 1795. The map content on the second edition is identical to the first. The publication date on the second edition was changed to read May 28, 1813."
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Maryland--Maps