Map of the Ohio River from Fort Pitt

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Map of the Ohio River from Fort Pitt
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Item Information

Title:
Map of the Ohio River from Fort Pitt
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Date:
[1776]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Ohio River Valley--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Ohio River
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 28 x 31 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:700,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002315
Notes:
Title from Peter Force's catalog of manuscript maps.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
In pencil: Montresor, 1776.
Has watermark.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows river course from New Martinsville, W.Va. to Pittsburgh.
Includes notes on the width of tributaries.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 788
Identifier:
ar078800