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United States of America: Kentucky, Indiana. 'This Map of Kentucky, Drawn from actual...
Catalogue reference: FO 925/1328
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This record is about the United States of America: Kentucky, Indiana. 'This Map of Kentucky, Drawn from actual... dating from 1784-1895 in the series Foreign Office: Library: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FO 925/1328
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1784-1895
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United States of America: Kentucky, Indiana. 'This Map of Kentucky, Drawn from actual Observations, is inscribed with the most perfect respect to the Honorable The Congress of the United States of America; and to his Excellcy. George Washington late Commander in Chief of their Army. By their Humble Servant John Filson'. Dedication in rococo cartouche. Scale: 1 inch to 10 miles. Compass rose. Border coloured yellow. 'Philada [Philadelphia]. Engrav'd by Henry D Pursell, and Printed by T Rook, for the Author 1784'.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- International
- Maps and plans
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- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2406
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