Prospectus for a Map of Virginia.

• imprint_number: 1804.056
• title: A map of Virginia, formed from actual surveys, and the latest as well as most accurate observations by James Madison, D. D, President of William & Mary College.
• sequence_number: 56
• year: 1804
• place_issued: Petersburg
• issuing_press: Dickson & Pescud
• author: Madison, James (1749-1812), bishop.
• notes: Handbill seeking subscribers for what became known as "Bishop Madison's Map" of Virginia published in 1807. Petersburg printer-publisher William Prentis coordinated the project for Madison, after selling his newspaper, the Petersburg Intelligencer, to the two most-senior tradesmen in his office, John Dickson and Edward Pescud, while retaining a financial interest in the office; those circumstances inform attribution here for a sheet without colophon.
  
  
• Related Bios:
  • John Dickson
  • Col. Edward Pescud
  • William Prentis

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