Map

  • Title:

    A MAP OF THE IMPROVED PART OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSILVANIA IN AMERICA/ Begun by Wil: Penn Proprietary/ Governour thereof Anno 1681.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Francis Lamb (Engraver)

    Thomas Holme (Cartographer)

    Robert Greene (Publisher)

    John Thornton (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1701-1705

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Line engraved, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1963.0853


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1963.0853

Object Name

Map

Title

A MAP OF THE IMPROVED PART OF THE PROVINCE OF PENNSILVANIA IN AMERICA/ Begun by Wil: Penn Proprietary/ Governour thereof Anno 1681.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Francis Lamb (Engraver)

Thomas Holme (Cartographer)

Robert Greene (Publisher)

John Thornton (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1701-1705

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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:

Subjects

Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Construction Description

Printed on six sheets. Hand coloring modern.

Dimensions (inches)

32.52 (H) , 55.118 (W) , 32.5 (Image H) , 55.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

82.6 (H) , 140 (W) , 32.5 (Image H) , 55.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Chain intervals 2.7-3.0 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Greene, Robert

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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.
Published: no. 5, pp. 38-39
[Book] Snyder, Martin P. 1975 City of Independence: Views of Philadelphia Before 1800.
Published: no. 6A, pp. 16-25
[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.

[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.