Survey map of William Corbit's house lot
Odessa, Delaware
June 9, 1777
Maker
Philip Reading
Measurements
7-3/8 in x 8-1/2 in
Materials
Ink on laid paper
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Mrs. D. Meredith Reese
Accession Number
1963.162
Inscription
"Surveyed for Mr William Corbit the 9th Day of June 1777 / Philip Reading" is written across the bottom. A second, much later inscription is written on the back, "Lot. / 46 perches / on which stands / the Mansion House / Erected by my Father / Wm. Corbit / Danl. Corbit / Cantwells Bridge / 1839" (see accompanying image).
Provenance
The survey descended in the Corbit family to the donor.
Comments
This survey of William Corbit's property, made by Philip Reading in 1777, includes a sketch of the house, showing it before the c. 1790 kitchen was added onto the southwest side. For another survey, dated 1839, see acc. no. 1963.163.
Bibliography
Sweeney, Colonial Grandeur, 38-39, 42.