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Map of Bedford County, Pa.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Map of Bedford County, Pa.
Names
Walker, Edward L. (Surveyor) (Draftsman)
G.F. Schuchman & Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861
Place: Pittsburgh?
Publisher: E.L. Walker
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5145
Topics
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Bedford County
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Bedford
Real property -- Pennsylvania -- Bedford
Landowners
Real property
Bedford County (Pa.)
Bedford (Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Bedford
Pennsylvania -- Bedford County
Genres
Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Surveyed, drawn & published by E.L. Walker.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the ... Western District of Penn'a, July 4th 1861, by Edward L. Walker."
Acquisition: Gift; J.H. Kimball.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : mounted on cloth backing, hand colored ; 102 x 106 cm, sheets 59 x 77 cm
Description
General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names; some insets (including Bedford) show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names. Hand colored to show township areas. Relief shown by hachures. Includes 1861 county statistical table, local business directories, stratigraphic "Columnar section", 10 borough/village insets, illustrations of prominent buildings/residences, and printer's advertisement.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012592155
RLIN/OCLC: 829900422
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646183
Folder number: US200.2.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b3dc9bf0-facd-0134-33cc-17be88dfefff
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

  • 1861: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Bedford County, Pa. " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd130340-facd-0134-888e-55a3178ed484

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Bedford County, Pa. " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 25, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd130340-facd-0134-888e-55a3178ed484

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Map of Bedford County, Pa. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cd130340-facd-0134-888e-55a3178ed484

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Bedford County, Pa.