Item
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Catalogue reference: WO 78/2420/1
See WO 78/2420/1-6 and WO 78/2420/7-8
Piece
United States of America: 'A Map of the State of Pennsylvania by Reading Howell MDCCXCII'....
Catalogue reference: WO 78/5762
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This record is about the United States of America: 'A Map of the State of Pennsylvania by Reading Howell MDCCXCII'.... dating from 1792 in the series War Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 78/5762
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792
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Description (What the record is about)
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United States of America: 'A Map of the State of Pennsylvania by Reading Howell MDCCXCII'. 2 sheets. Title in oval cartouche surrounded by agricultural implements and flowers. Dedicated 'To Thomas Mifflin, Governor of the Senate and House of Representatives ...'. Dedication in a rococo cartouche above a drawing of a ship by a quay and warehouse. The certificate of the Clerk of the District of Pennsylvania appears at the top of the sheet bearing the title and dedication recording Howell's claim to the map. Table of symbols used for boundaries, roads, paths and buildings. Scale: 1 inch to about 5.25 miles. Compass star. Folded in a case with the label of the Quarter Master General's Department.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- M.94
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 96.5 cm x 82 cm
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Engraved
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: 2. America and West Indies, ed P A Penfold (London, 1974), entry 2801. Reference originally printed as PRO Library M.94: subsequently altered to WO 78/5762.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3274703/
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