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Exploring the Province of Maryland in 1780 on an Old Map

1780 map of Maryland
Take a journey back to 1780 and explore the Province of Maryland on an old map. See the historical boundaries before Washington, D.C. was established and examine the geographical features of the area.
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Here’s a really old map of Maryland during the Revolution. Though, interestingly, it was the Province of Maryland during Colonial Times, 1780 was after the Declaration of Independence.

Notice, of course, the absence of Washington, D.C.

1780 map of Maryland
1780 map of Maryland
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Source: University of Maryland

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This map is Plate No. 25 from a J.H. Colton atlas that we believed was published in 1857. Copyright statement on map: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J. H. Colton & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." On verso: "The District of Columbia", text on three columns.
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