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To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull

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To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull

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To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull
Names
Davis, John (fl. 1756-1759 ) (Printer)
Turner, James, -1759 (Engraver)
Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761? (Surveyor)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1759-01-01
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Sold by the author, Nicholas Scull,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-398
Topics
Pennsylvania -- Administrative and political divisions -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Pennsylvania -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: NYPL copy sectioned and mounted on cloth backing.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: Shows county boundaries.
Content: "Published according to Act of Parliament."
Statement of responsibility: Engraved by Ja. Turner and Printed by John Davis for the Author [Nicholas Scull]
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 76 x 153 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5400885
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15335098
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bdd5fa0-c52b-012f-94e8-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1759: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1759-01-01. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efa9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efa9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1759-01-01). To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efa9-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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To the Honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esqrs., true & absolute proprietaries & Governours of the Province of Pennsylvania & counties of New-Castle, Kent & Sussex on Delaware this map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated by Nicholas Scull