Boye, Herman.
Variant namesHerman Böÿe, was a naturalized Danish engineer and mapmaker, author the 1828 General Map of the State of Virginia.
From the description of Papers of Herman Böÿe, 1811-1838 (bulk 1831-1838). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122644173
Born in Denmark in 1792, Herman Boye came to the United States in 1916, worked with John Wood on the surveying of Virginia's counties, took over the project when Wood died in 1822; and constructed the 1827 State mapof Virginia from the previous surveys. He later was an engineer on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and lived in Maryland. He died in 1830.
From the description of Papers, 1811-1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122539100
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| referencedIn | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. Letter : Monticello, to [William Short, Philadelphia], 1826 January 3 [manuscript]. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Virginia. Board of Public Works. Agency history. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Ridgeway, Thomas S. [Geological map of the state of Virginia] / made under the direction of Maj. A.A. Humphreys ; by Tho. S. Ridgeway, geologist &c., formerly of the Geological Survey of Va., March 1862. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Boye, Herman. Papers, 1811-1838. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Böÿe, Herman. Papers of Herman Böÿe, 1811-1838 (bulk 1831-1838). | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens |
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| associatedWith | Boye, German, 1792-1830. | person |
| associatedWith | Brock, R. A. (Robert Alonzo), 1839-1914 | person |
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