A map of the state of Pennsylvania

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A map of the state of Pennsylvania
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Item Information

Title:
A map of the state of Pennsylvania
Cartographer:
Howell, Reading, 1743-1827
Bookseller:
Phillips, James
Name on Item:
by Reading Howell
Date:
August 1, 1792
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Athenaeum
Collection (local):
Cartographic Collection
Subjects:
Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
Pennsylvania--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Landowners--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
Real property--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
Roads--Pennsylvania--Maps
Maps--Pennsylvania--1790-1800
Places:
Pennsylvania
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 94 x 161 cm.
Terms of Use:
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
Contact host institution for more information.
Publisher:
London : Published . . . for the author & sold by James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:325,000]. Scale of miles 69 to a degree.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=453418
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows county boundaries, towns, villages, forges, mills, houses, roads, inland navigation, and names of some landowners.
Includes text and statement of dedication.
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Josiah Quincy; May 14, 1863
Notes (citation):
Phillips, P.L. Maps of America, p. 679
Barcode:
31807008224652