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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joshua Fry canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographer
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colonial American ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| coCreatedWith | Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | colonial America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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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
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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
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educator ⓘ military officer ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
British America
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWar | officer in the French and Indian War ⓘ |
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