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Notes on the State of Virginia 2017-232
Notes on the State of Virginia (London edition)
Notes on the State of Virginia 2017-232

Notes on the State of Virginia (London edition)

Date1787
Maker Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
OriginEngland, London
MediumLetterpress on laid paper, leather
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/8in. (22.5 × 13.3 × 3.5cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Barry, III, Mr. and Mrs. Macon F. Brock, Mr. and Mrs. David R. Goode, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad M. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Johnson, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Moorman, IV, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Roberts
Object number2017-232
DescriptionTitle page reads: "NOTES/ ON THE/ STATE OF VIRGINIA./ WRITTEN BY/ THOMAS JEFFERSON./ ILLUSRATED WITH/ A MAP, including the States of VIRGINIA, MARY-/ LAND, DELAWARE and PENNSYLVANIA./ LONDON:/ PRINTED FOR JOHN STOCKDALE, OPPOSITE/ BURLINGTON-HOUSE, PICCADILLY/ M.DCC.LXXVII."
Label Text"Notes on the State of Virginia" is the only full-length book Thomas Jefferson published during his lifetime, and it greatly contributed to his widespread fame. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including natural resources, climate, the population (both indigenous and European), cities and institutions, laws, religion and customs, and commerce. "Notes on the State of Virginia" was first published in France, followed by this London edition in 1787. The Paris and London editions are the only to include Jefferson's own map; later American editions use other maps.

Contains the following:
"A MAP of the country between ALBEMARLE SOUND, and LAKE ERIE, comprehending/ the whole of VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, and PENSYLVANIA, with parts of/ several other of the United States of America. ------ Engraved for the Notes on Virginia."