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Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816

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Title

Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Cities and towns, A - Z

Names

Smith, Thomas, 1740- (Cartographer)
Harrison, Samuel, 1789-1818 (Engraver)
Melish, John, 1771-1822 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1818
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Published by John Melish & Saml. Harrison

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 86-4142

Subjects

Dauphin County (Pa.)
Lebanon County (Pa.)
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania -- Dauphin County
Pennsylvania -- Lebanon County

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: by Thomas Smith ; prepared for engraving by John Melish ; engraved by Saml. Harrison.
Content: Scale 1:158,400. 2 1/2 miles to an inch (W 77°00ʹ--W 76°07ʹ/N 40°40ʹ--N 40°07ʹ)
Content: Prime meridan: Washington. Longitude coordinates expressed here as measured from Greenwich.
Content: Includes: List of post offices with their distances from Washington and Harrisburg -- Hunter's Falls [illustration] -- Statistical tables [showing area in acres, population, soil and terrain] -- Remarks, statistical and geological.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 40 x 56 cm, on sheet 55 x 71 cm
Relief shown by hachures

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 34091954
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20625567
Other local Identifier: US201.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb1f5bd0-e218-0132-b03b-58d385a7b928

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1818

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1818. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb1f5bd0-e218-0132-b03b-58d385a7b928

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1818). Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb1f5bd0-e218-0132-b03b-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb1f5bd0-e218-0132-b03b-58d385a7b928

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