Map of military lots, tracts, patents, etc. in western Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland


Map of military lots, tracts, patents, etc. in western Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland
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Item Information

Title:
Map of military lots, tracts, patents, etc. in western Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland
Creator:
Veatch, Hezekiah
Name on Item:
Copied from the original, Hezh. Veatch
Date:
[1787?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Real property--Maryland--Garrett County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Real property--Maryland--Allegany County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land grants--Maryland--Allegany County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land grants--Maryland--Garrett County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Allegany County (Md.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Garrett County (Md.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Allegany (county)
Garrett (county)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, 161 x 159 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. 1:40,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/75693272
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Oriented with north to the right.
Has watermarks.
"The whole amount of lots, 4163. Settled and improved, 635. Unimproved, 3520."
"The patent tracts are shaded with yellow, the settled and improved lots are numbered with red--and unimproved lots numbered with black."
Based on Map of military lots, tracts, in Allegany Cos. Md.; map made by Francis Deakins in compliance with a resolution of the General Assembly of the State of Maryland of the 20th day of May 1787.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1425
Identifier:
ct000794z