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Title: Railroad, canal, iron and coal map of Pennsylvania, &c. : showing the relative position of the various anthracite and bituminous coal fields, the railroads, canals and navigable waters by which they are connected forming their respective avenues to market, also the furnaces, rolling mills, bloomeries and forges of Pennsylvania and adjoining states : for the Auditor Genls. report on the rail r. & canals of Penna. for 1868

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1869
  • Coverage: 1869
  • Coverage: 1869 to 1869

Publishers

  • Jacob Haehnlen [lithographer (Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania)

Summary

Shows railroads and canals, coal and oil regions and locations of steel works, foundries etc. from Lake Ontario through much of West Virginia; most of New York State is shown without geological detail.; "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1867 by P.W. Sheafer in Clerks Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."; Prime meridian: Washington, D.C.; The Pennsylvania state border is hand-colored in red, the rest of the map is printed in shades of grey.

72 x 103 Centimeters

Scale not given

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Railroads
  • Canals
  • Iron Industry and Trade
  • Coal
  • Pennsylvania
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-81.967,-73.517,43.650,39.317)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Sheafer, P. W. (Peter Wenrick), 1819-. Railroad, canal, iron and coal map of Pennsylvania, &c. : showing the relative position of the various anthracite and bituminous coal fields, the railroads, canals and navigable waters by which they are connected forming their respective avenues to market, also the furnaces, rolling mills, bloomeries and forges of Pennsylvania and adjoining states : for the Auditor Genls. report on the rail r. & canals of Penna. for 1868. Jacob Haehnlen [lithographer (Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:4059

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng