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A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads

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Title
A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads
Names
Tanner, Henry Schenck, 1786-1858 (Cartographer)
Brose, W. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Whole

Dates / Origin
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published by H.S. Tanner, No. 144 Chestnut St. ,
Date Issued: 1833
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-489
Topics
Canals -- Pennsylvania
Columbia-Philadelphia Railroad -- Altitudes
Pennsylvania -- Distances, etc.
Pennsylvania -- Maps
Pennsylvania Canal (Pa.) -- Altitudes -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
Railroads -- Pennsylvania
Roads -- Pennsylvania
Steam-navigation -- Pennsylvania
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.S. Tanner in the Clerks Office of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania".
Content: In lower right margin: 11.
Content: Includes "Profile of the Pennsylvania Canal" and of "Columbia Rail Road" and tables of steamboat routes and distances between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and other cities.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Prime meridian: Washington D.C.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Cover title in gold.
Statement of responsibility: by H.S. Tanner ; engraved by W. Brose, Philadelphia.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 26 x 33 cm. folded in leather cover 11 x 7 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45694063
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14951950
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71d24ac0-c52b-012f-154a-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1786: Creator Born
  • 1833: Place
  • 1858: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1833. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1833). A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-efdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A new map of Pennsylvania : with its canals, rail-roads & distances from place to place along the stage roads