A map of part of the Province of Pennsylvania and of the counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware: showing the temporary limits of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and Maryland, fixed according to an order of his Majesty in Council, dated the 25 day of May in the year 1738 : surveyed in the year 1739

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Title

A map of part of the Province of Pennsylvania and of the counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware: showing the temporary limits of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and Maryland, fixed according to an order of his Majesty in Council, dated the 25 day of May in the year 1738 : surveyed in the year 1739

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Parts

Names

Chillas, David (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1852 (Questionable)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.?
Publisher: publisher not identified

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5116

Subjects

Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Boundaries

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Content: Oriented with north to the right.
Version Identification: Reduced reproduction of an 18th century map.
Citation/Reference: Appears in Pennsylvania archives, v. 1 (1852)
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map 37 x 35 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 965504622
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646154
Folder number: US195.1.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 491dc300-c476-0134-8998-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1852

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of part of the Province of Pennsylvania and of the counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware: showing the temporary limits of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and Maryland, fixed according to an order of his Majesty in Council, dated the 25 day of May in the year 1738 : surveyed in the year 1739" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/491dc300-c476-0134-8998-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). A map of part of the Province of Pennsylvania and of the counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware: showing the temporary limits of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and Maryland, fixed according to an order of his Majesty in Council, dated the 25 day of May in the year 1738 : surveyed in the year 1739 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/491dc300-c476-0134-8998-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of part of the Province of Pennsylvania and of the counties of Newcastle, Kent and Sussex on Delaware: showing the temporary limits of the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania and Maryland, fixed according to an order of his Majesty in Council, dated the 25 day of May in the year 1738 : surveyed in the year 1739" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/491dc300-c476-0134-8998-00505686a51c

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