Geological map of the environs of Orbisonia at Rockhill Gap, Huntingdon County: showing the outcrops of the Clinton, Oriskany and Marcellus iron beds
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Title
Geological map of the environs of Orbisonia at Rockhill Gap, Huntingdon County: showing the outcrops of the Clinton, Oriskany and Marcellus iron beds
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Parts
Names
Geological Survey of Pennsylvania (Publisher)
Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903 (Creator)
Ashburner, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1854-1889 (Creator)
Billin, Chas. E. (Creator)
Hart, Lane S. (Printer)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Lithographer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1878 (Inferred)
Place: Harrisburg, Pa.
Publisher: Geological Survey of Pennsylvania
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5153
Subjects
Outcrops (Geology) -- Pennsylvania -- Orbisonia Region
Outcrops (Geology) -- Pennsylvania -- Huntingdon County
Iron -- Pennsylvania -- Orbisonia Region
Iron -- Pennsylvania -- Huntingdon County
Orbisonia Region (Pa.)
Huntingdon County (Pa.)
Genres
Maps
Topographic Maps
Geological Maps
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania ; J.P. Lesley, State Geologist ; Chas. A. Ashburner, asst. geologist ; Chas. E. Billin, topographer.
Content: Relief shown by contours. At head of title: Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. In upper left margin: Plate II. This is an uncolored expression of this work, also presumably available in color. At head of uncolored legend: Explanation of colors. Without color, the map shows minimal geological information.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 432, column a, no. 7
Source Note: Appears in Report of progress in the Juniata District on the fossil iron ore beds of middle Pennsylvania, 1878.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 64 x 54 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 979997143
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646191
Folder number: US202.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0dd0d1d0-fb98-0134-29e2-0bdae3247880
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Date Issued
1878
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of the environs of Orbisonia at Rockhill Gap, Huntingdon County: showing the outcrops of the Clinton, Oriskany and Marcellus iron beds" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dd0d1d0-fb98-0134-29e2-0bdae3247880
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Geological map of the environs of Orbisonia at Rockhill Gap, Huntingdon County: showing the outcrops of the Clinton, Oriskany and Marcellus iron beds Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dd0d1d0-fb98-0134-29e2-0bdae3247880
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Geological map of the environs of Orbisonia at Rockhill Gap, Huntingdon County: showing the outcrops of the Clinton, Oriskany and Marcellus iron beds" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0dd0d1d0-fb98-0134-29e2-0bdae3247880
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