[A Map of Pennsylvania / by Reading Howell]

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  Map of the State of Pennsylvania, by Reading Howell, MDCCXCII (1792)

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  Kashnor notes, "The original issue of this map, with the declaration of Samuel Caldwell, dated, 'the eleventh day of January, in the fifteenth year of Independence of the United States of America.'" Wheat & Brun shows numerous states of this map. This appears to be state 2, but publication location is uncertain. Cartouche: wreath around dedication.. Prime meridian: Washington. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: Wheat & Brun 434. Verso Text: MS note: 572/ Mus. Col. 93.

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  Map of Pennsylvania and the Parts connected therewith, relating to the Roads and inland Navigation,especially as proposed to be improved by the late Proceedings of Assembly

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  This map is extracted from: U.S. Congress. American State Papers, Miscellanies, v.1, p. 830, 1834. MS notes" Date 1791. Pub. Washington 1834. "(Copied from his larger map) by Reading Howell." "Saml. Caldwell Clk. of the District of Pennsylvania. To the Legislature and the Governor of Pennsylvania This Map is respectfully Inscribed by Reading Howell." Prime meridian: Philadelphia. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 129370.

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  A New Map of the English Empire in America viz Virginia, New York [etc.]. Revised by Jon Senex, 1719

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  Kashnor notes, "a rare and important map." This is the second & last state of the Morden map, see 105:541M, only the cartouche is changed. Cartouche surmounted by dedication. Submaps: The Harbour of Boston or Massachusetts Bay; A General map of the Coasts and Isles of Europe, Africa, and America. "I. Harris sculp: Dedication: Most humbly Inscrib'd ti Herver Edgly Herver of Clapham Esq. &c." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsCartouche. References: Tooley (Amer) p.63, #20. Verso Text: MS note: 542.

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  [Chart of the Harbour of Boston. Composed from different Surveys; but principally from that taken in 1769, by Mr. George Callendar, Late Master of His Majesty's Ship the Romney.]

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  Map bears no title, title taken from accompanying remarks. Kashnor notes, "This was the special issue made for ships of war and transports at the outbreak of the American Revolution. The map is seldom found in green, and there is no record of the nautical remarks and map being found together as they were originally issued. Exceedingly rare." Nautical remarks in original blue binding filed with this map. As noted, stippled green shading is unusual Prime meridian: GM. Relief: shaded & pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, fathoms. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-de-lis VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 986.

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  A Map of Virginia and Maryland

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  Kashnor notes, "Locates Baltimore, Darington, Herinton, Warrington, Arundleton, Bristol, St Mary's, James Towne. A rare old map." Kashnor dates 1657, Tooley dates as 1676. "F. Lamb sculp." Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Tooley, America, p. 171, pl 78.. Verso Text: Page 44 The Description of Mary-Land; Page 43 The Description of Virginia. MS note :81 O.

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  The River St. Lawrence, accurately drawn from D'Anville's Map Published under the patronage of The Duke of Orleans

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  Latitude and Longitude lines for Quebec marked. "Engraved for J. Harrison, No. 115 Newgate St. London" "Simpkins Sculp. 251 Strand." See also 093:352M, 105:788M (duplicates) and 093:357M for an earlier French version of this map. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 787 .

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