Subject: Kentucky & Tennessee
Period: 1796 (published)
Publication: The American Universal Geography
Color: Black & White
Size:
11.3 x 7.7 inches
28.7 x 19.6 cm
This very early map shows some topographical features, villages, and a few roads. The "New & Short Road" to Virginia crosses the Big Sandy River at Vancouver. It names Clarksville, Nashville, Lexington, Bards Town, Harrods Town, Danville, the Forts Hamilton, Washington, Massac, and the Harmons Station. Published by Thomas & Andrews, Boston, and engraved by Amos Doolittle. Title is in a simple oval shaped cartouche.
References: McCorkle (18th C. Geography Books) #304-13; Wheat & Brun #645.
Condition: B+
Issued folding and now flattened with an expert repair to a small tear adjacent to the left fold (near Clarksville). The folds have been professionally reinforced on verso.