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Map of Pittsburgh and its environs

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57559617


Item data

Title

Map of Pittsburgh and its environs

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Cities and towns, A - Z

Names

Barbeau, Jean (Surveyor)
Keyon, Lewis (Surveyor)
Molineux, N. B. (Engraver)
Barbeau, Jean (Creator)
Barbeau, Jean (Publisher)
Keyon, Lewis (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1830
Place: Pittsburgh?
Publisher: Jean Barbeau and Lewis Keyon

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5243

Subjects

Real property -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Landowners
Real property
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh

Genres

Maps
Cadastral Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Surveyed and published by Jean Barbeau and Lewis Keyon ; engraved by N.B. Molineux, Pittsburgh.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 18, column a, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:5,900 (W 80°01ʹ39ʺ--W 79°58ʹ46ʺ/N 40°27ʹ16ʺ--N 40°25ʹ33ʺ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 62 x 81 cm

Abstract

Plan of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, showing Fort Pitt, lots and selected landowners, the Pennsylvania Canal, the penitentiary, and some factories. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Uncolored map printed in black, with red printing at head of title: Compliments of the Fidelity Title and Trust Company, insurers of titles to real estate. Includes inset of Lawrenceville, text, and key to churches, foundries, factories, and other places of interest. "Entered according to act of Congress."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 963317375
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646281
Folder number: US217.1.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af85dd30-d45e-0135-c15e-2be356ae3b7b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1830

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Pittsburgh and its environs " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1830. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af85dd30-d45e-0135-c15e-2be356ae3b7b

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1830). Map of Pittsburgh and its environs Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af85dd30-d45e-0135-c15e-2be356ae3b7b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Pittsburgh and its environs " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/af85dd30-d45e-0135-c15e-2be356ae3b7b

Wikipedia citation

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