[Map of northern Vermont]

Creator/Contributor:

Whitelaw, James, 1748-1829, creator

Description:

Whitelaw succeeded Ira Allen as Vermont's surveyor general in 1787 and held the office until 1804. While in office he continued his private surveying and planned for a map of the entire state. The note on his Vermont printed map of 1796 almost exactly describes this manuscript when he states: "The outlines of the townships of Orwell, Cornwall, Salisbury, Goshen, Hancock, Rochester, Bethel, Royalton, Sharon and Norwich, & all north of them are laid down from correct surveys made under the direction of the surveyor general, between the years 1783 and 1790."

Place Of Origin:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Creation Date:

[ca. 1790?]
1790

Extent:

1 ms. map : col. ; 57 x 65 cm.

Language:

English

Genre:

map
Maps, Manuscript
Early works to 1800

Digital Format:

Books and documents

Subjects:

Manuscript maps
Vermont--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

Notes:

Shows roads, some mills, forts, etc., and township and county boundaries.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Available also as a digital image through the Harvard University Web site.
Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.

Series:

Harvard Map Collection digital maps
Colonial North American Project at Harvard University

Repository:

Harvard Map Collection, Harvard University

Record ID:

990095547950203941_FHCL:30172370

Permalink:

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/scanned-maps/44-990095547950203941_FHCL:30172370