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Map Plan of the lots laid out at Pittsburg and the Coal Hill.

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Title

  • Plan of the lots laid out at Pittsburg and the Coal Hill.

Names

  • Hills, John (Surveyor)

Created / Published

  • 1787.

Headings

  • -  Real property--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh

Genre

  • Early Maps
  • Manuscript Maps

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:1,600.
  • -  Title, on label, on verso: Plan of the lots at Pittsburg & Coal Hill and the manor.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Imperfect: Deteriorated along previous fold lines.
  • -  Watermark: J. Whatman.
  • -  Oriented with north to the bottom.
  • -  Cadastral map.
  • -  Annotated in pencil in upper right corner "Being part of the manor of Pittsburgh belonging to John Penn Jun., Esq. and to Governor Penn." The above occurs on a similar map dated 1787, belonging to Darlington Library, U. of Pittsburgh.
  • -  Includes textual information on the size of lots.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1333
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 650/1; 651/2

Medium

  • col. map 46 x 87 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P6G46 1787 .P5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692580

Online Format

  • image

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