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Title

  • [Maps of the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary used as trial exhibits in the 1735 court suit brought by the Penns against Lord Baltimore to determine the official interprovincial boundary line].

Names

  • Senex, John, -1740.
  • Paris, Ferdinand John.

Created / Published

  • [London : s.n., 1738?]

Contents

  • Map prepared as an exhibit in the suit brought by the Penns against Lord Baltimore to determine the boundary line [in pencil in lower margin] -- A map of Virginia according to Captain Iohn Smiths map published anno 1606 : also of the adjacent country called by the Dutch Niew Nederlant anno 1630 / by Iohn Senex 1735.

Headings

  • -  Maryland--Boundaries--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pennsylvania--Boundaries--Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Delaware--Boundaries--Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Maryland--Boundaries--Delaware--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Maryland
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania
  • -  United States--Delaware

Notes

  • -  The maps also cover the Lower Counties (now the State of Delaware) which at the time were part of Pennsylvania.
  • -  The "Virginia" map shows lines of latitude (identified) and longitude (unidentified).
  • -  Common title devised by cataloger.
  • -  Annotated in ink handwriting on recto by Ferdinand J. Paris (attorney for the Penn Family).
  • -  The "Virginia" map is oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Hand col. (light watercolor) to show the territory of Maryland.
  • -  Both sheets watermarked (stylized figure of duck).
  • -  Accompanied by a col. photocopy of the verso of each map.
  • -  Extensive lead-pencil annotations on verso by Ferdinand J. Paris.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 2 maps : hand col. ; 36 x 24 cm. and 37 x 49 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3841.F7 svar .S4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006625071

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Senex, John, -1740, and Ferdinand John Paris. Maps of the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary used as trial exhibits in thecourt suit brought by the Penns against Lord Baltimore to determine the official interprovincial boundary line. [London: s.n., ?, 1732] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625071/.

APA citation style:

Senex, J. & Paris, F. J. (1732) Maps of the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary used as trial exhibits in thecourt suit brought by the Penns against Lord Baltimore to determine the official interprovincial boundary line. [London: s.n., ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625071/.

MLA citation style:

Senex, John, -1740, and Ferdinand John Paris. Maps of the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary used as trial exhibits in thecourt suit brought by the Penns against Lord Baltimore to determine the official interprovincial boundary line. [London: s.n., ?, 1732] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006625071/>.