The State of Kentucky with Adjoining Territories Map, by John Payne, engraved by John Scoles, published by John Low, New York, 1800. From "New Encyclopaedia" by John Payne. Copper plate engraving with hand coloring of Kentucky and the surrounding areas including the "Northwestern Territory" of Illinois and Virginia and the "Southwestern Territory" including the "Tennessee Government", parts of Georgia and South Carolina depicting towns and roads, county lines, names of counties, rivers, mountains, and forts. Title, lower left. "Long W from Phila.", top right above map, "West from London", lower left below map. Map surrounded by scale notations and line border. Additional information, en verso. Encapsulated (not laminated) in a plastic archival sleeve and housed in a mat. Image - 7 3/8" H x 8 5/8" W. Plate - 7 7/8" H x 9" W. Sheet - 8 1/2" H x 10 3/8" W. Sight - 7 7/8" H x 9 3/4" W. Mat - 11 1/4" H x 14 1/8" W. Early 19th century. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)

Overall very good condition. Likely deacidified by David Lloyd Swift in the late 20th century.