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Old Maps of Vermont at the Vermont
History Expo 2014
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Largest
Display of Old Vermont Maps - at History Expo in Tunbridge
At Vermont History Expo this year we will have a large display
of old Vermont State Maps. These are reproductions acquired from
sources such as the Library of Congress, the VT and NH Historical
Societies, the Harvard Map collection, Middlebury College and other
places.
This is a rare opportunity to see all these maps in
one place. We only show all these maps at History Expo in Tunbridge
every 2 years. Visitors are encouraged to take pictures for their
personal use.
We will have more than 20 large maps on
display, including this "sideways" map, the first map to use the
word "Vermont" , and the 1789 Blodget map with ancient town names no
longer in use today. Does anyone know where Billymead is? or
Saltash?
The Blanchard and Langdon map, made before there was
a Vermont, shows a large vacant area between the Connecticut River
and Lake Champlain. This was a war zone when the map was published
in 1761 - the army of France controlled the North including lands
near Burlington on the lake, while Great Britain dominated the south
and east.
Other Colonial maps like the Jefferys 1768 map show
town land grants after the French and Indian war ended. These towns
were created by the Province of New Hampshire. The Sauthier map of
1779 shows New York created towns - overlapping many of those from
New Hampshire. Land titles in this period were a confusing mess.
And the Whitelaw map of 1796, a very detailed and accurate map
showing all the towns and principal roads in the state. A few houses
are even shown, such as surveyor' Whitelaw's house in Ryegate.
This Vermont map was published in Germany by Daniel Sotzman -
it's part of a large atlas. The information here is not as up to
date as Whitelaw's map, but it is a very attractive piece.
Our displays will include copies of several maps published in
American atlases, like the 1814 Doolittle map , a beautifully
colored print showing every town, many with their older names, the
Carey map of 1822 with its prominent mountain ridgelines, and the
Colton Map of 1856, a nice map showing all the railroads.
We'll have a full-size replica of the 1860 Walling state map - a
bedsheet sized wall map which shows every house in the state with a
small dot, and has historical facts like the location of the old
Crown Point Military Road.
You can see all these maps and
more - the largest display of old Vermont state maps - at Vermont
History Expo in Tunbridge, June 21-22. |
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