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Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys

Title
Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys / by S.N. & F.W. Beers, civil engineers ; eng'd by Worley & Bracher.
Author
Beers, S. N.
Publication
Philadelphia : A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat : Assistant Publishers G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick, 1861.

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east sheetCartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5174 east sheetSchwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117
west sheetCartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5174 west sheetSchwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Beers, F. W. (Frederick W.)
  • A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat, publisher.
  • G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick, publisher.
  • Worley & Bracher, engraver.
Description
1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored, cloth backing; 147 x 153 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US205.1.09
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Directories.
  • Maps.
Note
  • General-content county map showing rural buildings with householders' names; also shows householders' names in inset street maps.
  • Hand col. to emphasize township boundaries.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by A. Pomeroy in the ... Eastern District of Pennsylv'a."
  • Originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined, now sectioned to 6 panels to enable folding, 3 panels for each of the 2 present sheets).
  • Includes distance table, business directories for most insets, and illustrations.
  • Street-map insets: Washington [city] -- Monongahela City -- Venice -- Fredericktown -- Prosperity -- Candor -- Cross Creek -- Eldersville -- Claysville -- Hickory -- West Alexander -- Florence -- Paris -- Hillsborough -- Amity -- West Brownsville -- Ten Mile Village -- California -- Granville -- Cannonsburg -- Beallsville -- Centreville -- Millsborough -- Taylorstown -- Bentleysville -- Greenfield -- Burgettstown -- West Middletown -- Independence.
Indexed In (note)
  • Library of Congress. Land ownership maps
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5174
LCCN
2012592224
OCLC
802832147
Author
Beers, S. N., creator, surveyor.
Title
Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys / by S.N. & F.W. Beers, civil engineers ; eng'd by Worley & Bracher.
Publisher
Philadelphia : A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat : Assistant Publishers G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick, 1861.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:42,240. 1 1/2 in. to a mile (W 80°31ʹ09ʺ--W 79°50ʹ20ʺ/N 40°28ʹ40ʺ--N 39°57ʹ07ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Library of Congress. Land ownership maps, 817
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 532, column a, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy on 2 sheets, east and west; west sheet is 155 x 78 cm, mounted on paper, 155 x 80 cm, backed by cloth.
Source
US205.1.09
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Place Name
United States Pennsylvania Washington County.
United States Pennsylvania Washington (Washington County)
United States Pennsylvania Monongahela.
Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Added Author
Beers, F. W. (Frederick W.), creator, surveyor.
A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat, publisher.
G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick, publisher.
Worley & Bracher, engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5174
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