[Mason & Dixon Line stone marking boundry between Delaware & Maryland, on farm of Dr. H. A. Cleaves of Wilmington (Baker.) Side showing arms of Lord Baltimore.] [graphic].
Title
[Mason & Dixon Line stone marking boundry between Delaware & Maryland, on farm of Dr. H. A. Cleaves of Wilmington (Baker.) Side showing arms of Lord Baltimore.]
Description
Depicts a small stone in a field, with Lord Baltimore's (Leonard Calvert's) coat of arms carved into it. Stones similar to this one were planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line., Inscribed in negative: 3675., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
May 15, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.139]
Mason & Dixon Line monumental stone with Penn's Coat of Arms on one side & Lord Baltimore's on the other and the stone marking the tangent of the N. & S. line of the Mason & Dixon Line to the circular boundry between Pennsylvania & Delaware. The latter wi
Title
Mason & Dixon Line monumental stone with Penn's Coat of Arms on one side & Lord Baltimore's on the other and the stone marking the tangent of the N. & S. line of the Mason & Dixon Line to the circular boundry between Pennsylvania & Delaware. The latter with x
Description
Depicts two stones, one with an "M" carved into it and another roughhewn stone next to it. Planted as markers in 1764 by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to determine the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. Guided by the position of the stars, Mason and Dixon placed two stones every mile, one carved with an "M" facing south and the other marked with a "P" facing north. At five mile increments William Penn's coat of arms faced the Pennsylvania side and Leonard Calvert's coat of arms faced Maryland. This system was used for the entire 233 mile-long boundary line., Inscribed in negative: 3672., Title from negative sleeve., Original negative housed in freezer.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
May 15, 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Film Negatives - Hand [P.9259.137]