From Forks of Susquehanna to Wyoming (continued). No 95, D / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.

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Robert Erskine-Simeon DeWitt maps, 1778-1783

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Creator / Contributor: Erskine, Robert, 1735-1780
De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834
De Witt, Richard Varrick
United States. Continental Army. Surveying Dept.
Title: From Forks of Susquehanna to Wyoming (continued). No 95, D / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
From forks Susquehanna to [W]ioming A B. C. D. E. F. G. H. J. K. 95
Continued. D 95
Alternative Title: From forks Susquehanna to [W]ioming A B. C. D. E. F. G. H. J. K. 95
Continued. D 95
Date: 1779
Physical Description: 1 map on 2 assembled sheets : ms. ; 33 x 39 cm
Series: Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 095, D
Description: Foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, cropped and bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In ink on verso of second piece: "D. Continued--". In pencil on recto, lefthand piece: "No 95 D" and "Join to next piece." On righthand piece: "No 95 D right hand piece." Military topographic map. Covers part of Columbia County in Pennsylvania. Shows roads running through Almedia and Bloomsburg. Also shows landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: fleur-de-lis in crowned medallion with initials "P U".
Scale: Scale [ca. 1:32,000]
Coordinates: (W 76⁰27ʹ--W 76⁰20ʹ/N 41⁰02ʹ--N 40⁰58ʹ)
Identifier: Maps -- M30
M004476
n000202m
Subject: Landforms--Pennsylvania--Maps
Rivers--Pennsylvania--Maps
Roads--Pennsylvania--Maps
Subject geographic name: Columbia County (Pa.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Susquehanna River Valley--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Material type or medium of original: manuscript maps
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