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Item
Map
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2013-1072
Object Type
Prints and Maps
Date Created
1795
Place of Manufacture
Possibly Alabama, Tennessee, or Virginia
Size
12 3/4" x 8 1/8" x 5/8" (frame)
Material
Pen and brown ink; laid paper
Marks/Inscription/Labels
Transcription: "November 4th 1795 / Surveyed For Andrew Mitchel / 400 Acres of Land in Bour / -bon County on the Waters of / Harrod’s lick creek being part / of Saml Henderson’s Settle- / -ment & preemtion of 1400 Acres / and bounded as follows Viz / Beginning at A a hickry black / Oak & Small Elm. Land / running thence West 347 ½ P. / crossing a brach at 107 P. an- / -other at 277 & another 321 to / B a Honey Locust buckeye &Thorn bush, near Spungens fields. / Thence South 169 ¼ P. crossing / a branch 94 P. and another 106 P. / to C. a Sugartree Small Hickry & honey Locust. / Thence East 474 P. crossing a branch at 110 P. and / another 226 P. to D. a Hickry, Bonelder & Ironwood / all small. Thence North 42 ¾ P. to E. a Buckeye / Bonelder & Black Black Ash in a bed of Rocks. Thence / West 126 ½ P. to F. a Sugartree hickry & horn beam / Thence North 126 ½ P. crossing a branch at 20 P. and / another at 144 P. to the beginning. / James Ireland / Robt. Luckey [this and previous name sett off by brackets and: CC] / James Houston / James Alexander [sett off by brackets and word: Markers] / [new column] Int. Boyd".
Accessories/Hardware
Tiny sprigs secure wood frame at interior corners.
Condition
Overall fair condition. Some staining around middle of document. Multiple crease lines that have been flattened out underneath glass.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Map on rectangular sheet folded in half horizontally, then folded twice vertically, now laid flat and framed. Depicts in upper right quadrant a small rectangular map plotted by meets and bounds of six points, framed by double ruled border on two sides and scale above. Cursive text conforms to map border with author name at bottom right.
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Date Surveyed
2013-07-17
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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