Map of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware: On the Improved Plan of Sidney E. Morse, A.M.
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Date
1828
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New Haven: N. & S.S. Jocelyn, S. Babcock
Abstract
1 map had colored; 19 x 24 cm. on sheet 30 x 37 cm.; Scale: ca. 1:3,500,000
Description
Description from Mapping Maryland: "Morse (1794-1871), publisher of a religious newspaper, expanded into map printing and in 1834 invented the wax engraving process (cerography), a technique soon to be used widely by other map-makers. This view of the tri-state area appears in Morse's "Universal Atlas".
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Maryland--Maps, Virginia--Maps, Delaware--Maps