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Title
Map of Somerset County, Pa.
Names
Walker, Edward L. (Surveyor) (Creator)
G.F. Schuchman & Co. (Engraver)
Walker, Edward L. (Surveyor) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 (Inferred)
Place: Pittsburgh?
Publisher: Edward L. Walker
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5166
Topics
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Somerset County
Villages -- Pennsylvania -- Somerset County
Real property -- Pennsylvania -- Somerset County
Real property -- Pennsylvania -- Berlin
Somerset County (Pa.)
Somerset (Pa.)
Berlin (Pa.)
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Surveyed, drawn & published by Edward L. Walker ; engraved by G.F. Schuchman & Co., steam lithography, No. 74 Third St., Singerleys Buildings, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the ... Western District of Penna., Sept. 6th 1860, by Edward L. Walker."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand colored ; 103 x 114 cm, sheets 58 x 65 cm and 58 x 68 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy in 4 sheets 57 x 59 cm or smaller, mounted on paper and cloth 59 x 61 cm or smaller
Description
General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names; the Somerset and Berlin insets show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names. Hand colored to emphasize township boundaries, township territories, and inset maps. Relief shown by hachures. Includes note, key to abbreviations, "Statistical table of Somerset County for 1860", local business directories, numerous ill. of local buildings, 2 portraits of local officials, 3 sections showing underground stratification, 14 street-map insets of boroughs/villages, and commonwealth coat-of-arms.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012592183
RLIN/OCLC: 828612021
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646204
Folder number: US204.1.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f777e730-3273-0135-f051-353f2b7b6e5f
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

  • 1860: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Somerset County, Pa. " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7942de0-3274-0135-a86a-61b8d8243b19

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Somerset County, Pa. " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7942de0-3274-0135-a86a-61b8d8243b19

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1860). Map of Somerset County, Pa. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c7942de0-3274-0135-a86a-61b8d8243b19

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Somerset County, Pa.