Elkhorn Creek (Ky.) Indian mound maps, 1820
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Elkhorn Creek (Ky.) Indian mound maps, 1820
- Creator
- Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840.
- Extent
- 3 pieces
- Subjects
- Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840.
- Indians of North America.
- Mounds--Kentucky--Fayette County.
- Naturalists.
- Fayette County (Ky.)--Maps.
- Elkhorn Creek (Ky.)--Maps.
- Maps
- Arrangement
- No arrangement.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Naturalist. Born near Constantinople in 1783, Rafinesque traveled widely pursuing his studies in natural history. He was appointed professor of botany, natural history and modern languages at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1818 and remained there until 1826. He published not only on botany and ichthyology, but also banking, economics the Bible and other topics.
- Scope and Content
- This small collection consists of three signed and dated manuscripts by naturalist Constantine S. Rafinesque. Two of the items are maps of several Indian mounds and monuments along the north and south branches of Elkhorn Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky. The survey maps contain manuscript notes and explanations and are signed by Rafinesque. A third item is a pencil sketch of a black man with the name Miles Cutchins (?) written above the drawing.
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