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
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
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
Wikipedia citation
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