To the honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn...this map of the improved part of the province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated / by Nicholas Scull ; engraved by Ja. Turner.

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Description

Title: To the honourable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn...this map of the improved part of the province of Pennsylvania is humbly dedicated / by Nicholas Scull ; engraved by Ja. Turner.
Alternative Title: Map of the improved part of the province of Pennsylvania
Creator: Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?
Contributor: Davis, John, fl. 1756-1759
Penn, Richard, 1706-1771. dedication
Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. dedication
Turner, James, d. 1759. engraver
Published / Created: 1759
Publication Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: sold by the author Nicholas Scull,
Description: 2nd state of 2 known states. Distinguishing features of 2nd state: "Four [sic] long lines of text have been added at right of the Narrows of the Susquehannah at Nelson's Ferry. A road now leads east from Carlisle direct to Pine Ford" (Wheat and Brun 89).
Extent: 1 map on 3 sheets ; 84.5 x 165 cm., sheets 84.5 x 56 cm., 81.5 x 53 cm., 84.5 x 56 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:243,000].
Coordinates: 243000 and a
Edition: 2nd state.
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: 774 1759
Container / Volume: BRBL_00497

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: cartographic
Genre: Maps
Resource Type: Maps, Atlases & Globes
Subject (Geographic): Pennsylvania--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
Subject (Name): Davis, John, fl. 1756-1759
Penn, Richard, 1706-1771. dedication
Penn, Thomas, 1702-1775. dedication
Turner, James, d. 1759. engraver

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
Citation: Cumming, William. British Maps of Colonial America, p. 22
Schwartz, Seymour. The Mapping of America, p. 163, plate 102
Wheat and Brun. Maps and Charts Published In America Before 1800, p. 89-90, map 423

Identifiers

Catalog Record: 7896167
Object ID (OID): 15790120