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The entire collection is scanned and online.
What’s in the entire collection?
These volumes document land surveys from 1766 to 1767 of Northampton, Berks, Lehigh, Philadelphia, and Monroe counties in eastern Pennsylvania. The entries contain the names of the landowners and a brief description of the property and location. Also included are copies of the order from the governors, March-May 1767, concerning the surveys. The volumes were kept by the Sculls in the course of their work.
About William and James Scull
William and James Scull were Philadelphia land surveyors and cartographers in the mid-eighteenth century. Land surveyors determine the three dimensional space position of points and the angles and distances between them. William Scull was the son of the notable cartographer Nicholas Scull. William Scull was also responsible for creating a map of Pennsylvania known as the "Revolutionary War Map" based on his land surveys.
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