Map of part of the River Delaware, showing the beginning of the 43rd degree of north latitude, 1774.

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Map of part of the River Delaware, showing the beginning of the 43rd degree of north latitude, 1774.

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This single manuscript sheet is a report on a survey and map made to trace part of the boundary between New York and Pennsylvania, along the 43rd degree of north latitude, in 1774. It was produced under joint authorizations of the provinces of New York and Pennsylvania by Samuel Holland (appointed by New York's Lieutenant Governor Cadwalader Colden on November 8, 1774) and David Rittenhouse (appointed by Pennsylvania Governor William Penn on October 4, 1774).

0.3 cu. ft. (1 item): manuscript, ink, watercolor, paper on linen; map 38 x 24.5 cm on sheet 38 x 49 cm.

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