Delaware, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, from a 1787 original in the Library of Congress at Washington.

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Map of the Delmarva Peninsula and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing and identifying towns, counties, rivers, creeks, inlets, bays, lighthouses, sand bars, and capes. Scale [ca. 1:622,600] (10 miles to the inch).

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1 map : some hand col. ; 57 x 44 cm.

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Churchman, John 1937.

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  • Geological Survey (U.S.)
    Publisher Info: Reprinted 1937, by U.S. Geological Survey.
    Place of Publication: [Washington, D.C.]

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Description

Map of the Delmarva Peninsula and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing and identifying towns, counties, rivers, creeks, inlets, bays, lighthouses, sand bars, and capes. Scale [ca. 1:622,600] (10 miles to the inch).

Physical Description

1 map : some hand col. ; 57 x 44 cm.

Notes

Reprint with original title: "To the American Philosophical Society, this map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys is humbly inscribed by John Churchman."

"Scale of British statute miles."

"The proposed canals are described by dotted lines."

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  • Accession or Local Control No: HSU-0307002083896
  • Accession or Local Control No: 8.A.2
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth493086

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Abilene Library Consortium

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  • 1937

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  • N:40.158585, E:-74.763657, S: 36.860578, W:-77.320724

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Churchman, John. Delaware, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, from a 1787 original in the Library of Congress at Washington., map, 1937; [Washington, D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth493086/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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