Land surveys
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Chester County and northern Delaware land survey map
Collection
Accession: 2882
Abstract:
This item is a land survey map of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, and northern Delaware, showing individual family properties. The identities of the maps's surveyors, John Harlan and Sam Sharp, are unknown. Despite not being able to positively identify either surveyor, genealogical evidence supports the premise that the surveyors of the map were likely related, at least by marriage.
Dates:
1795
U.S. Route 1 plat, showing properties
Collection
Accession: 1602
Abstract:
Route 1 is a major north-south U.S. highway extending from Florida to Maine. The plat depicts a small portion of Route 1 between Hamorton and the Anvil Inn, including P.S. du Pont's (1870-1952) Longwood Gardens.
Dates:
circa 1930-1952
