{"product_id":"1734-colonial-pennsylvania-land-survey-manuscript-plat-signed-by-surveyor","title":"1734 Colonial Pennsylvania Land Survey \u0026 Manuscript Plat — Signed by Surveyor","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn appealing colonial Pennsylvania manuscript survey documenting a 200-acre tract for Samuel Hough in Bucks County, signed “Benja Eastburn Surv. Genl.” and returned to the Secretary’s Office on December 28, 1734.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrepared pursuant to a warrant from the Proprietaries dated April 4, 1734, the document locates the property near a branch of Tohickon Creek called Deep Run. Its hand-drawn plat records boundary directions and distances, corner markers, an allowance for roads, and adjoining “William Allen’s Land.” The reverse bears the contemporary docket “Samuel Hough—200 a \/ Bucks County.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBenjamin Eastburn served as Surveyor General of the Province of Pennsylvania from 1733 to 1741. This survey dates from the beginning of his tenure and preserves a tangible record of land administration under the Penn proprietorship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of an early colonial date, manuscript map, descriptive text, and prominent official signature offers strong appeal to collectors of Pennsylvania history, early American cartography, and colonial manuscripts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Age toning and scattered spotting; old horizontal and vertical folds with small splits and holes at portions of the folds; irregular edges with small marginal losses. Writing, plat, and signature remain clearly legible. See photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Archive Authority","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44621723861070,"sku":"EB-53032387707162","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_5307e8c4-3630-4d90-9fe7-51a8aaaaaf6d.jpg?v=1792593811","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1734-colonial-pennsylvania-land-survey-manuscript-plat-signed-by-surveyor","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}