A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America
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"A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America" is an early, influential 17th-century map of Pennsylvania created by surveyor Thomas Holme that documents the colony’s layout and land divisions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5465149 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America Context triple: [Thomas Holme, notableWork, A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America]
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A Map of Virginia
A Map of Virginia is an early 17th-century cartographic work by John Smith that provided one of the first detailed English maps and descriptions of the Virginia colony and its Indigenous peoples.
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B.
Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
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C.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
The Pennsylvania Pilgrim
The Pennsylvania Pilgrim is a narrative poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that portrays the life and Quaker faith of early Pennsylvania settler Francis Daniel Pastorius.
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E.
Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania was a comprehensive 19th-century state-sponsored scientific effort that systematically mapped and analyzed Pennsylvania’s geology, mineral resources, and topography, greatly advancing geological knowledge and resource development in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America Target entity description: "A Mapp of Ye Improved Part of Pensilvania in America" is an early, influential 17th-century map of Pennsylvania created by surveyor Thomas Holme that documents the colony’s layout and land divisions.
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A.
A Map of Virginia
A Map of Virginia is an early 17th-century cartographic work by John Smith that provided one of the first detailed English maps and descriptions of the Virginia colony and its Indigenous peoples.
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B.
Gallery of Maps
The Gallery of Maps is a grand corridor in the Vatican Museums renowned for its 16th-century topographical frescoes depicting detailed maps of the Italian peninsula.
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C.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
The Pennsylvania Pilgrim
The Pennsylvania Pilgrim is a narrative poem by John Greenleaf Whittier that portrays the life and Quaker faith of early Pennsylvania settler Francis Daniel Pastorius.
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E.
Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
The Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania was a comprehensive 19th-century state-sponsored scientific effort that systematically mapped and analyzed Pennsylvania’s geology, mineral resources, and topography, greatly advancing geological knowledge and resource development in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical map
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printed map ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1680s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania
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early planning of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| cartographer | Thomas Holme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentDepicted | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Holme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Delaware River
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia and surrounding areas ⓘ land divisions in Pennsylvania ⓘ land ownership in early Pennsylvania ⓘ land plots of early settlers ⓘ layout of the colony of Pennsylvania ⓘ settlements in colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| field |
cartography
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land surveying ⓘ |
| genre |
cadastral map
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colonial map ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant | A Map of the Improved Part of Pennsylvania in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest large-scale map of Pennsylvania
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foundational document for Pennsylvania land records ⓘ important source for early American colonial history ⓘ |
| influenced |
later surveys of the Province of Pennsylvania
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subsequent maps of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCollection | various major research libraries ⓘ |
| maps | Province of Pennsylvania under William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| medium | engraving ⓘ |
| publisher | Andrew Sowle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to document the layout of the Province of Pennsylvania
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to promote settlement in Pennsylvania ⓘ to record land grants and divisions ⓘ |
| regionDepicted | Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
Quaker colony development
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colonial land surveying ⓘ urban planning of Philadelphia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
genealogical research on early landowners
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historical research on colonial Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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