1851 Map of Virginia by Thomas Cowperthwait — Original Hand-Colored Steel Engraving, Custom Framed Mexico Original engraving by Thomas Bradford

Original engraving by Thomas Bradford

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1851 Map of Virginia by Thomas Cowperthwait — Original Hand-Colored Steel Engraving, Custom Framed Mexico Original engraving by Thomas BradfordAn attractive and historically important map of Virginia published by Thomas Cowperthwait in Philadelphia in 1851. Issued a decade before the creation of West Virginia, the map depicts the Commonwealth in its original, undivided form and offers a fascinating snapshot of transportation and development in the mid 19th century. Particularly noteworthy is the detailed inset profile of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal across the upper portion of the map,