Name/Title
A New Map of Pennsylvania with its Canals, Rail-Roads &c.Entry/Object ID
L.2004.7Description
Lithographed and hand-colored map, possibly from an atlas, entitled "A NEW MAP OF / PENNSYLVANIA / with its / CANALS, RAIL-ROADS &c." with counties colored in pink, green, yellow and orange; map also denotes county capitals, towns, canals (in black), railroads (in brown), roads and mountains; Lake Erie appears in upper left and Chesapeake and Delaware Rivers in lower right; "PROFILE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CANAL" and "COLUMBIA RAILROAD" at top with altitudes of certain towns and features noted; boundaries with other states noted: "NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, OHIO;" legend in lower left of steamboat rates; below title, "PUBLISHED BY S. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL / N.E. corner of Market & 7th Streets Philada., 1847.;" in inner border colored in pink "Longitude West from Washington" and "Longitude East from Washington;" below, in italics, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by H.N. Burroughs, in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania;" outborder of interconnecting S-curves and circles colored in green; "No 13" in upper right outer corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
H. N. BurroughsAttribution
MakerManufacturer
S. Augustus MitchellDate made
1847Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-1/2 inWidth
17-1/8 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 17 1/8 in. (34.3 x 43.5 cm)Material
Paper, ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Staining along edges; slight tears along bottom edge.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Library