<i>A New MAP / of VIRGINIA from the best authorities: / by T. Kitchin Geogr</i>
date: label: date made
content: 1761
notes: label: Description
content: Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) was an English engraver and cartographer, many of whose maps were published in the <i>London Magazine</i>. This one appeared in the issue for November 1761. It extends from lat. 36°10' to 39°55' north, and from 75°40' to 82°25' west of London; and from 0° to 7° west of Philadelphia. The text at top reads “For the Lond: Ma;” It would have been of interest to readers following the course of the French and Indian Wars.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Prints from the Physical Sciences Collection
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.317828
label: catalog number
content: 317828
label: accession number
content: 231759
objectType: label: Object Name
content: map
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 26.67 cm