A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society
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Title
A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society
Collection
Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Charts and maps
Names
Dixon, Jeremiah (Cartographer)
Mason, Charles, 1728-1786 (Cartographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1769
Place: London
Publisher: s.n.,
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6265 [LHS 38]
Subjects
Middle Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic States -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Delaware -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Notes
Content: Copy in Map Div. 97-6265: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection.
Content: Covers southern portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, eastern section of Maryland, Delaware, and northeastern section of Virginia.
Content: In upper right corner: Gent. Mag. Nov. 1769.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 38.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Citation/Reference: Jolly, D.C. Maps of America in periodicals before 1800, 244
Statement Of Responsibility: by Cha. Mason & Jere. Dixon.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 17 x 10 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 48763684
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15317437
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eacd0af0-c5d4-012f-c9c3-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1769
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1769. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eacd0af0-c5d4-012f-c9c3-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1769). A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eacd0af0-c5d4-012f-c9c3-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A map of that part of America where a degree of latitude was measured for the Royal Society" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eacd0af0-c5d4-012f-c9c3-58d385a7bc34
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