Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River : 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots

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Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River
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Title:
Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River : 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots
Title (alt.):
Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River
George Washington ; survey of land in Ohio
Creator:
Crawford, William, 1732-1782
Contributor:
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Name on Item:
W. Crawford, surv.
Date:
1771
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Real property--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land grants--West Virginia--Wood County--Maps--Early works to 1800
Wood County (W. Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Wood (county)
Extent:
1 manuscript map 57 x 34 cm. fold. in portfolio 35 x 23 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. 1:20,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/75690212
Notes:
Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. 1932.
Cover title: George Washington; survey of land in Ohio, a grant from the Colony of Virginia to Washington for military services ...
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Oriented with north toward the lower left.
Imperfect: Deteriorated along fold lines.
Annotated by George Washington: Patented in the name of George Washington.
Includes table of "River courses & distances" annotated by George Washington and "A table to explain this plat."
On verso: Survey for 2,314 acres, bottom-Ohio, made-in-1771.
Accompanied by typewritten letter of Sept. 26, 1921, signed "Warren G. Harding," to David G. Joyce, Chicago.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 785
Identifier:
ct000358