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

Title
Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties [cartographic material] : constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816 / by Thomas Smith ; prepared for engraving by John Melish ; engraved by Saml. Harrison.
Author
Smith, Thomas
Publication
Philadelphia : Published by John Melish & Saml. Harrison, 1818.

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Additional Authors
  • Harrison, Samuel, 1789-1818
  • Melish, John, 1771-1822
Description
1 map : hand colored; 40 x 56 cm, on sheet 55 x 71 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US201.1.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridan: Washington. Longitude coordinates expressed here as measured from Greenwich.
  • 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.
Call Number
Map Div. 86-4142
OCLC
34091954
Author
Smith, Thomas, cartographer.
Title
Map of Dauphin & Lebanon counties [cartographic material] : constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816 / by Thomas Smith ; prepared for engraving by John Melish ; engraved by Saml. Harrison.
Imprint
Philadelphia : Published by John Melish & Saml. Harrison, 1818.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:158,400. 2 1/2 miles to an inch (W 77°00ʹ--W 76°07ʹ/N 40°40ʹ--N 40°07ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
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Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Added Author
Harrison, Samuel, 1789-1818, engraver, publisher.
Melish, John, 1771-1822, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 86-4142
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