A MAP OF THE IMPROVED PART OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSILVANIA IN AMERICA/ Begun by Wil: Penn Proprietary/ Governour thereof Anno 1681.
Prints and Maps
Francis Lamb (Engraver)
Thomas Holme (Cartographer)
Robert Greene (Publisher)
John Thornton (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1701-1705
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Line engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1963.0853
Object Number1963.0853 |
Map
A MAP OF THE IMPROVED PART OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSILVANIA IN AMERICA/ Begun by Wil: Penn Proprietary/ Governour thereof Anno 1681.
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Francis Lamb (Engraver)
Thomas Holme (Cartographer)
Robert Greene (Publisher)
John Thornton (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1701-1705
1. Inscription; In cartouche at upper right; By Tho: Holme Surveyr. Genll.
2. Inscription; Below scale at upper right; Sold by Rob: Greene at the Rose & Crowne in Budgrow./ And by Iohn Thornton at the Platt in the Minories.LONDON.
3. Inscription; In cartouche at upper left; This Map is Humbly Dedicated/ by Iohn Thornton. & Robert Greene.
4. Inscription; Bottom right; F. Lamb Sculp:
Armorial device
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Line engraved, Hand colored, Painted
Printed on six sheets. Hand coloring modern.
32.52 (H) , 55.118 (W) , 32.5 (Image H) , 55.1 (Image W)
82.6 (H) , 140 (W) , 32.5 (Image H) , 55.1 (Image W)
Chain intervals 2.7-3.0 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.
Greene, Robert
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Hand colored with watercolors
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[Article] Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2009 Decoding a Historic Map. Antiques and Fine Art. (Summer)
• Published: pp.182-183.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
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[Book] Snyder, Martin P. 1975 City of Independence: Views of Philadelphia Before 1800.
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[Book] Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Inc. & The Walpole Society. 1963 Prints pertaining to America: a list of publications in English, relating to prints about that portion of America now included in the United States with emphasis on the period 1650-1850: and a checklist of prints in an exhibition to commemorate the 1962. 99 p.
• Published: no. 66, p. 33.
[Article] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. 2011 Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 1725 - 1850. Antiques and Fine Art. (Spring): 170 -177.
• Published: p. 2, no. 1.1 and p. 230, no. 1.1
[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. & Minardi, Lisa. Paint, Pattern & People: Furniture of Southeastern Pennsylvania 1725-1850.
• Published: fig. 1.1 on pp. 2 and 230.
[Manuscript] (Inventory of Anna Salter [or Saltar], taken April 13, 1688. Philadelphia County Probate Records, Philadelphia Probate Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will Book A, 1688, no. 47.Court.
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[Article] Klinefelter, Walter. 1970 Surveyor general Thomas Holme's Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsylvania. Winterthur Portfolio. 6: pp.41-74.
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