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William Scull. Map of the Province of Pennsylvania. 1770. Artists_Albert Bierstadt The key to Barraband’s renownSCULL, William (1739 1784). Map of the Province of Pennsylvania. Engraved Map. Hand color in outline. Philadelphia: James Nevil, 1770. 24 1 8" x 27 3 4" sheet; 32" x 45" framed. The First Map of Pennsylvania to Show the Mason Dixon Line. Full Title: To the Honorable Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, Esquires, true and absolute proprietaries and Governors of the Province of Pennsylvania and the territories thereunto belonging and to the Honorable John