Whitelaw succeeded Ira Allen as Vermont's surveyor general in 1787 and held the office until 1804. While in office he continued his private surveying and planned for a map of the entire state. The note on his Vermont printed map of 1796 almost exactly describes this manuscript when he states: "The outlines of the townships of Orwell, Cornwall, Salisbury, Goshen, Hancock, Rochester, Bethel, Royalton, Sharon and Norwich, & all north of them are laid down from correct surveys made under the direction of the surveyor general, between the years 1783 and 1790."
Shows roads, some mills, forts, etc., and township and county boundaries. Title supplied by cataloger. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also as a digital image through the Harvard University Web site. Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
Whitelaw succeeded Ira Allen as Vermont's surveyor general in 1787 and held the office until 1804. While in office he continued his private surveying and planned for a map of the entire state. The note on his Vermont printed map of 1796 almost exactly describes this manuscript when he states: "The outlines of the townships of Orwell, Cornwall, Salisbury, Goshen, Hancock, Rochester, Bethel, Royalton, Sharon and Norwich, & all north of them are laid down from correct surveys made under the direction of the surveyor general, between the years 1783 and 1790."
Shows roads, some mills, forts, etc., and township and county boundaries. Title supplied by cataloger. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Available also as a digital image through the Harvard University Web site. Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.