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Exploring the 1795 Map of Maryland

Explore a rare look at history with this 1795 map of Maryland. Learn more about cities, towns, and public buildings of the time and click on the map to view a larger version.
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What a cool old map of Maryland. This one’s from 1795. Click on it for a larger version.

Description Map of the State of Maryland, laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein, describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory, as also a sketch of the State of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, June 20th, 1794. Relief shown pictorially; Hand colored; Engraved by J. Thackara & J. Vallance; Includes "Plan of the city of Washington and Territory of Columbia" and a dedication to the Governor, the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Maryland.
Description Map of the State of Maryland, laid down from an actual survey of all the principal waters, public roads, and divisions of the counties therein, describing the situation of the cities, towns, villages, houses of worship and other public buildings, furnaces, forges, mills, and other remarkable places, and of the Federal Territory, as also a sketch of the State of Delaware shewing the probable connexion of the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, June 20th, 1794.
Relief shown pictorially; Hand colored; Engraved by J. Thackara & J. Vallance; Includes “Plan of the city of Washington and Territory of Columbia” and a dedication to the Governor, the Senate and House of Representatives of the state of Maryland.

Source: University of Pittsburgh Darlington Digital Library

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