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From near Squire Fullers thro Succasunny to Flanders. No 117 A / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.

Drawing attributed to Simeon DeWitt- based on verso text between title and number- "D R Simeon D." In pencil on recto: "No 117 A". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Mount Olive- Roxbury and Jefferson in Morris County- New Jersey. Shows roads running through Flanders- Succasunna- Kenvil and Berkshire Valley. Also shows buildings and owners' names- landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink- pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled- creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth- bound and cropped- disbound and silked by subsequent owners.

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Drawing attributed to Simeon DeWitt- based on verso text between title and number- "D R Simeon D." In pencil on recto: "No 117 A". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Mount Olive- Roxbury and Jefferson in Morris County- New Jersey. Shows roads running through Flanders- Succasunna- Kenvil and Berkshire Valley. Also shows buildings and owners' names- landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink- pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled- creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth- bound and cropped- disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Index title- statement of responsibility- date- series title and series numbering also contemporaneous- but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: dove. Countermark: "MW." Similar to Gravell and Miller American watermarks nos. 477 and 478.
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nyhs:243457
NYHS Identifier
Maps -- M30
Member of
Owning Institution
Full Title
From near Squire Fullers thro Succasunny to Flanders. No 117 A / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
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Date Created
1780
Date Issued
1780
Extent
1 map : ms. ; 37 x 32 cm

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