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    "title": "A mapp of ye improved part of Pensilvania in America, divided into countyes, townships, and lotts",
    "description": "Oriented with north toward the upper right.",
    "date": "[\"[1689?]\"]",
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    "rights": "No known copyright restrictions.",
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        "Real property--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Real property--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Landowners--Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Landowners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Pennsylvania--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Pennsylvania--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800",
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        "Oriented with north toward the upper right.",
        "Shows rural landholders' names and lots in Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks Counties.",
        "First issue.",
        "Includes indexes of landholders and inset of \"The city of Philadelphia, two miles in length and one in breadth,\" and coat of arms.",
        "Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.",
        "Part of composite portfolio atlas with title \"Collection of old maps.\""
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