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Historic Maps of Kentucky

By Thomas D. Clark

Book information

Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Year
2014
ISBN
9780813165264, 9780813156019
LCC
F457.B7.C57 1979eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (29371016 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
97\97
Time added
2023-08-27 09:37:36
Cartography -- Kentucky. ; Kentucky -- Boundaries.

Description

Maps published frorn the third quarter of the eighteenth century through the Civil War reflect in colorful detail the emergence of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the unfolding art of American cartography. Ten maps, selected and annotated by the most eminent historian of Kentucky, have been reproduced in authentic facsimiles. The accompanying booklet includes an illuminating historical essay, as well as notes on the individuaL facsimiles, and is illustrated with numerous details of other notable Kentucky maps. Among the rare maps reproduced are one of the battlefield of Perryville (1877), a colorful travelers' map (1839), and a map of the Falls of the Ohio (1806) believed to be the first map printed in Kentucky.

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