Map Map of Kent County, Delaware : from actual surveys


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Title
Map of Kent County, Delaware : from actual surveys
Contributor Names
French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888.
Skinner, J. L., C.E.
Byles, A. D.
R.P. Smith's Map Manufactory.
Created / Published
Philadelphia : Published by A.D. Byles, 1859.
Subject Headings
-  Kent County (Del.)--Maps
-  Landowners--Delaware--Kent County--Maps
-  Cities and towns--Delaware--Kent County--Maps
-  Villages--Delaware--Kent County--Maps
-  Real property--Delaware--Dover--Maps
-  Real property--Delaware--Milford--Maps
-  Real property--Delaware--Smyrna--Maps
-  Real property--Delaware--Camden--Maps
-  Real property--Delaware--Frederica--Maps
-  Dover (Del.)--Maps
-  Milford (Del.)--Maps
-  Smyrna (Del.)--Maps
-  Camden (Del.)--Maps
-  Frederica (Del.)--Maps
-  United States--Delaware--Kent County
-  United States--Delaware--Dover
-  United States--Delaware--Milford
-  United States--Delaware--Smyrna
-  United States--Delaware--Camden
-  United States--Delaware--Frederica
Genre
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
-  General-content county map showing hundreds (townships), rural buildings, and householders' names; the town insets show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names.
-  Hand col. to emphasize hundred boundaries/territories and insets.
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress by J.H. Byles in the year 1859 in the ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
-  LC copy imperfect: Brittle, shellacked, cracked, darkened, cloth hemmed at outer edges.
-  Includes statistical table, local business directories, and 11 town/village insets (including Dover, Milford, Smyrna, Camden, Frederica).
-  LC Land ownership maps, 69
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  2 copies
Medium
1 map on 8 sheets : hand col., cloth backing, encapsulated ; 148 x 130 cm., sheets 40 x 67 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3833.K4 1859 .F7
G3833.K4 1859 .F7 Copy 2 On 3 sheets, 2 of which are halved/thirded and folded.
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3833k.la000069
Library of Congress Control Number
2013593082
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/2013593082
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Chicago citation style:

French, J. H, J. L Skinner, A. D Byles, and R.P. Smith'S Map Manufactory. Map of Kent County, Delaware: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Published by A.D. Byles, 1859. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2013593082/.

APA citation style:

French, J. H., Skinner, J. L., Byles, A. D. & R.P. Smith'S Map Manufactory. (1859) Map of Kent County, Delaware: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Published by A.D. Byles. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2013593082/.

MLA citation style:

French, J. H, et al. Map of Kent County, Delaware: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Published by A.D. Byles, 1859. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2013593082/>.

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