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- Historic Maps of Kentucky
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-ii
- Metes & Bounds of Kentucky
- 1. A Virgin Borderland
- pp. 1-8
- 4. Dr. Walker's Legacy
- pp. 23-32
- 5. A Boundary in Equity
- pp. 33-38
- 6. The Ohio Low Water Mark
- pp. 39-46
- 7. Patterns on the Land
- pp. 47-58
- 8. Years of Conflict
- pp. 59-63
- The Mapping of Kentucky
- pp. 64-69
- 1. North America, Thomas Conder
- pp. 70-71
- 2. The United States, John Russell
- pp. 72-73
- 5. Kentucky, John Melish
- pp. 79-80
- 8. The Limestone Road, Victor Collot
- pp. 85-86
- A Note on Sources
- pp. 96-98
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813165264
Related ISBN(s)
9780813156019, 9780813187068
MARC Record
OCLC
933516085
Pages
96
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No