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[A map of part of Pennsylvania & Maryland intended to shew, at one view, the several places proposed for opening a communication between the waters of the Delaware & Chesopeak Bays]

The unique map displayed here was made for the purpose of showing proposed roads between the Susquehanna River and Philadelphia, Reading, and Wilmington, Delaware. The machine to the left, which does not directly relate to the map, was used for cutting files. The map accompanied "An abstract of Sunday papers and propasals for improving the inland navigation of Pennsylvania and Maryland" in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.

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Creator

Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810

Engraver

Smither, James, 1741-1797

Publisher

American Philosophical Society

Date

[1771]

Name on Item

J. Smither sculp.

Publisher

American Philosophical Society

Scale

Scale [ca. 1:490,000]

Language

English

Location

George Washington's Mount Vernon

Collection (local)

Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon

Subjects
  • Roads--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • Delaware--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • Maryland--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places
  • Delaware
  • Maryland
  • North and Central America
  • Pennsylvania
  • United States
Extent

1 map ; 33 x 42 cm.

Terms and License
  • No known copyright restrictions.
  • This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes
  • Shows area of mouth of Delaware River and head of Chesapeake Bay with proposed new roads identified.
  • Accompanies "An abstract of Sunday papers and propasals for improving the inland navigation of Pennsylvania and Maryland" in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.
  • At upper right: Plate VII, fig 1.
  • Includes illustration of a machine for cutting files, labeled Fig. 2.

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