Joshua Fry

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Joshua Fry was an 18th-century American surveyor, cartographer, and colonial military officer best known for co-creating the influential Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cartographer
colonial American
military officer
person
surveyor
centuryOfActivity 18th century
coCreatedWith Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED
era colonial America
fieldOfWork cartography
land surveying
military science
influenced subsequent mapping of Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region
knownFor Fry-Jefferson map of Virginia NERFINISHED
mapAlsoKnownAs Fry-Jefferson map NERFINISHED
mapCoverage Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
parts of Maryland
parts of North Carolina
parts of Pennsylvania
mapPublicationCentury 18th century
mapSignificance one of the most important early maps of Virginia
militaryBranch Virginia colonial militia NERFINISHED
militaryRank colonel
name Joshua Fry NERFINISHED
nationality British colonial subject
notableWork A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia NERFINISHED
occupation cartographer
educator
military officer
surveyor
placeOfActivity British America NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
residence Virginia Colony NERFINISHED
roleInWar officer in the French and Indian War

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Fry hasNotableBearer Joshua Fry
Peter Jefferson coAuthor Joshua Fry