Colonial Map Of Pennsylvania

Colonial Map Of Pennsylvania. In 1681, William Penn required a map of his new Province of Pennsylvania The majority of the important large scale maps of the colonies are here, appearing together for the first time after having been issued as separates by Jefferys in the 1750's and 60's

Pennsylvania was founded in 1681, after a petition to the King of England from William Penn In 1681, William Penn required a map of his new Province of Pennsylvania

He needed the map to display the lands purchased by his fellow colonists, who those fellow colonists were, and where Philadelphia fit in among their plots The majority of the important large scale maps of the colonies are here, appearing together for the first time after having been issued as separates by Jefferys in the 1750's and 60's The maps are grouped into seven sections: Colony and Commonwealth; Counties; Townships; Cities and Boroughs; Boundaries, Topography, Geology, Parks; Transportation (including Indian trails, roads and turnpikes, rivers and streams, canals, railroads, air routes.

. He needed the map to display the lands purchased by his fellow colonists, who those fellow colonists were, and where Philadelphia fit in among their plots The map is also reproduced in the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and.

A Close Look at Historical Maps of Pennsylvania. have changed over 17,600 times since America was settled in colonial times! This historical counties tool built on Google Maps will. The boundary of Pennsylvania and New York is carried to the 43rd parallel and the Delaware separation is not shown