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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical map
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printed map ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1680s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Quaker settlement in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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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