Catalogue description Pennsylvania (now in the United States of America). 'A Mapp of ye Improved Part of...

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Details of WO 78/299
Reference: WO 78/299
Description:

Pennsylvania (now in the United States of America). 'A Mapp of ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America Divided into Countyes, Townships and Lotts. Surveyed by Tho. Holme. Sold by P. Lea at the Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside': covering the south-eastern part of the colony, between the Brandywine Creek and the Delaware River (including parts of New Castle county, Delaware, and western New Jersey), showing the names of land-holders and proprietors. Reference table to the occupiers of land lots in Bucks, Chester and Philadelphia counties. A rococo cartouche bearing the arms of the Penn family contains a dedication to William Penn by John Harris. Scale: 1 inch to about 2.75 miles. Inset: town plan of Philadelphia, with rococo decoration. The suggested date is taken from the fact that Lea, the map-seller, died in or before 1702. Inset plan of Philadelphia dedicated to William Penn, Proprietor and Governor of Pennysylvania, by Jno. Harris. Shows part of Newcastle county, Delaware. Names of lot-holders etc.] Engraving, Coloured. 1" to about 2.75 miles Surveyed by Tho: Holme, Sold by P.Lea at Ye Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside"
Date: [c.1700]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: Z 29/12
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical condition: Engraved, with MS colouring
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2791

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