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1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Lukens papers, 1760-1788
	Dates:	1760-1788
	Abstract:	The small survey books of John Lukens contain various land surveys that Lukens undertook throughout Pennsylvania. The Lukens family was a prominent surveying family with close ties to the proprietary government. The books do not contain any sketches, but are instead a listing of coordinates and features that can be used to demarcate land. Notably, there is little in the surveys about the Connecticut dispute, although items on the Lukens' involvement in that event can be found in other collections, such as the Eastwick Collection. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L968
	Extent:	12 volume(s)
	Topics:	Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Land speculation \| Surveying -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

2	Author:	Gauld, George.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A general description of the sea-coasts, harbours, lakes, rivers, etc. of the province of West Florida, 1769
	Dates:	1769
	Abstract:	George Gauld served as a surveyor in the British Army. Stationed in Florida after the Seven Years' War, this collection contains his general observations of the recently acquired territory. Its MOLE entry is very detailed. There are two other general features that should be mentioned. First, Gauld's essay contains smatterings of references to Native Americans and occasionally local Native American names for geographic features. The second is that this document captures part of the imperial consolidation Great Britain began in the wake of the Seven Years' War. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.917.59.G23
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Exploration. \| Government Affairs \| Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Hydrographic surveying -- Florida. \| Rivers -- Florida.

3	Author:	Dixon, Jeremiah	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Minutes and papers of the Mason and Dixon survey, 1760-1768
	Dates:	1760-1768
	Abstract:	The Mason and Dixon Survey Collection consists of two volumes relating to their work drawing a border between Pennsylvania and Maryland and a box of correspondence. This entry describes the two volumes. One contains the Penn family's costs, which goes into specific details about items purchased and used for the venture. The second volume is a manuscript copy of the commissioners' minutes from 1760-1768. The commissioners were representatives of both Baltimore and Penn, and gave directions to Mason and Dixon. The minutes contain negotiations between the commissioners, which provide insight into surveying methods and the various disagreements between the two sides about boundaries, particularly as they relate to the Delmarva Peninsula. There are a few mentions of Indians and diplomacy, especially around 1767 when Mason and Dixon were extending the line into the Ohio Country. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.974.8.P383
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Surveys.

4	Author:	Dixon, Jeremiah	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Correspondence and accounts of the Mason and Dixon survey, 1758-1769
	Dates:	1758-1769
	Abstract:	The Mason and Dixon Survey Collection at the APS consists of 1.) two volumes relating to their work drawing a border between Pennsylvania and Maryland and 2.) a box of correspondence. The portion of the collection being described here consists of the correspondence. This part of the collection is a box of photostats, mostly from 1761 and 1769, that include field reports and other correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M381
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Science and technology \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Official Government Documents and Records
	Subjects:	Meteorology. \| Surveys. \| Transits.