Map, "View of the Country Round Zanesville," 1812

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Artifact Overview

This 1812 copper-plate engraving features a map of the area surrounding and the wilderness roads leading to and from Zanesville, Ohio. Zanesville was settled in 1797 where Colonel Ebenezer Zane's frontier road known as "Zane's Trace" crossed the Muskingum River in present-day Ohio.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Map (Document)

Subject Date

1812

Creator Notes

Artwork by John Melish and engraving by John Vallance

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.778

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Copper engraving (Printing process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 4.75 in

Inscriptions

Description beneath: Map entitled "View of the Country round Zanesville (Ohio)", drawn to scale, showing the six roads through the Wilderness which converged at the settlement. Copperplate. Date: 1812
Map, "View of the Country Round Zanesville," 1812