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
Collection Title
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
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