A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society

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A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society
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Title:
A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society
Title (alt.):
Gentleman's magazine (London, England)
Creator:
Mason, Charles, 1728-1786
Contributor:
Dixon, Jeremiah
Name on Item:
by Cha. Mason & Jere. Dixon.
Date:
[1769]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
Delaware--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware
Middle Atlantic (area)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 17 x 10 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : [s.n.]
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://balthazaar.masshist.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&BBID=186176
Notes:
Covers southern portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, eastern section of Maryland, Delaware, and northeastern section of Virginia.
In upper right corner: Gent. Mag. Nov. 1769.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.