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Preferred Citation:

Matthew Davenport's Plan of Princess Anne Port, 1774 August 11, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

Content Description

Map created August 11, 1774 of a plan for Princess Anne Port in Williamsburg, Virginia. Davenport includes property owned in the surrounding areas of the plan, explanations and condition notes, and gives a scale of the drawing in feet and English chains. The plan is also signed by John Blair, Mayor of Williamsburg and John Dixon, Peter Scott, and Ben Powell. Because of the poor condition of this plan, this item is not served to the public. Researchers must use a digitized copy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Colonial Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)--Maps, Pictorial
• Maps