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Title	Map of the State of Kentucky; with the Adjoining Territories.
Description	Shows settlements, roads, and some mills. Most of Tennessee is included, as well as parts of Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. Several hypothetical towns are shown including Franklinville, Lystra, and Somerset in western Lee County. The location of New Madrid, Mo., prior to the 1812 earthquake, is also indicated . According to Jillson, "A reprint of this map [1794 Russell] with red and yellow boundary lines was issued in 1795 in An American Atlas, containing nine maps engraved by J. Russell, sold by H. D. Symonds, Paternoster Row, etc. London, 1795." Prime meridian: London.
Creator	Russell, J. -- Cartographer
Date	1794 Dec. 27, publ. in 1795 atlas
Places	Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Ohio Indiana Illinois South Carolina
Subjects	Maps Frontier & pioneer life Roads Mills Settlements Rivers
Publisher	Kentucky Historical Society -- Digital Publisher Symonds, H. D. -- Publisher
Type	Map
Format	jp2; orig. 15-1/2 x 19 inches; 39.5 x 48 cm.
Accession Num.	976.903 R964, MAPsm; khs.map.7; ref. copy at SC.1.E, Fol. 2
Source	KHS Map Collection
Project	Moments in Kentucky Legislative History, 2004
Rights	This file may be downloaded for personal or classroom use. All other uses require permission from the Kentucky Historical Society. Follow the link to Rights & Reproductions for more information.
Filename	wkhs.map.7.jp2

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