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

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Plan of the lots laid out at Pittsburg and the Coal Hill
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of the lots laid out at Pittsburg and the Coal Hill
Creator:
Hills, John, (Surveyor)
Name on Item:
Copied by John Hills, surveyor, Philadelphia
Date:
1787
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Real property--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Maps--Early works to 1800
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Allegheny (county) > Pittsburgh
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 46 x 87 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:1,600
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/74692580
Notes:
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.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1333
Identifier:
ar133300