FAIRFAX DOCUMENTS, 3 Manuscript Maps delineating the Land of Lord Thomas sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781) Maps of Asia and Lake St

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it contained many new regional maps based on contemporary knowledge "unlike many of the alleged 'new' maps produced by earlier editors

He was the first significant contributor to a collection of delicate watercolors on vellum that collectively became known as the Velins du Roi (the King’s Vellums)

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Columbus expected to find the East Indies because of Ptolemy’s calculations and assertion about longitude

FAIRFAX DOCUMENTS, 3 Manuscript Maps delineating the Land of Lord Thomas sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693-1781) Maps of Asia and Lake StFAIRFAX DOCUMENTS, 3 Manuscript Maps delineating the Land of Lord Thomas sixth Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693 1781). 1. WINSLOW, Benjamin. A Plan of the Upper Part of Potomack River called Cohongorooto, survey'd in the Year 1736. Titled and signed "Benj. Winslow" lower right hand corner. Pen and ink and ink wash on paper. 18 1 2" x 45" sheet, 28" x 55" framed. 2. BROOKE, Robert. A Plan of Potomack River, from the Mouth of Sherrendo, down to