Map Map of Pennsylvania : constructed from the county surveys authorized by the state and other original documents

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About this Item

Title

  • Map of Pennsylvania : constructed from the county surveys authorized by the state and other original documents

Names

  • Melish, John, 1771-1822.
  • Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848.
  • Kearny, Francis, 1785-1837.

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia] : John Melish, [1822]

Headings

  • -  Pennsylvania--Maps
  • -  Pennsylvania--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
  • -  New Jersey--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania
  • -  United States--New Jersey

Notes

  • -  General state map showing counties, townships, roads, and settlements.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Also covers New Jersey (sans relief and townships).
  • -  Prime meridian: Washington D.C.
  • -  In lower margin: Entered according to Act of Congress, the 7th day of June 1822, by John Melish, of the State of Pennsylvania.
  • -  Originally printed on 3 sheets (western/central/eastern).
  • -  Hand colored (watercolor) to emphasize state boundaries, county boundaries, and map border.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Brittle, missing edge sections, shellacked, mounted on cloth backing, annotated in pencil.
  • -  LC also has separately cataloged uncolored (earlier?) version (2006-625930): G3820 1822 .M4 Vault.
  • -  Includes text, statistical table, table of county map data, and state coat-of-arms.

Medium

  • 1 map on 6 sheets : hand col. ; 123 x 185 cm., sheets 67 x 65 cm. and 68 x 65 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3820 1822 .M5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2006625940

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Melish, John, Benjamin Tanner, and Francis Kearny. Map of Pennsylvania: constructed from the county surveys authorized by the state and other original documents. [Philadelphia: John Melish, 1822] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625940/.

APA citation style:

Melish, J., Tanner, B. & Kearny, F. (1822) Map of Pennsylvania: constructed from the county surveys authorized by the state and other original documents. [Philadelphia: John Melish] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2006625940/.

MLA citation style:

Melish, John, Benjamin Tanner, and Francis Kearny. Map of Pennsylvania: constructed from the county surveys authorized by the state and other original documents. [Philadelphia: John Melish, 1822] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2006625940/>.