Map Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys


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Title
Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys
Contributor Names
Beers, S. N.
Beers, F. W. (Frederick W.)
Prindle, A. B.
Smith, Gallup & Hewitt.
F. Bourquin & Co.
Worley & Bracher.
Created / Published
Philadelphia : Smith, Gallupp & Hewitt, publishers, 1862
Subject Headings
-  Allegheny County (Pa.)--Maps
-  Allegheny County (Pa.)--Administrative and political divisions--Maps
-  Landowners--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Maps
-  Cities and towns--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Maps
-  Villages--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Maps
-  Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County--Directories
-  Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Maps
-  Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area--Maps
-  Allegheny (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Maps
-  McKeesport (Pa.)--Maps
-  United States--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County
-  United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
-  United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area
-  United States--Pennsylvania--McKeesport
Genre
Maps
Notes
-  General-content county map showing relief, roads, railroads, place-names, buildings in rural areas, and householders' names in rural areas.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Also covers the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
-  Former wall map hand col. to emphasize boundaries of minor civil divisions (cities, boroughs, townships).
-  "Entered according to Act of Congress by H. & C.T. Smith in the year 1862 in ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
-  Originally printed on multiple sheets now conjoined; at a later date sectioned to 6 panels (3 panels per present sheet) to enable folding.
-  LC sheets imperfect: Brittle, missing sections at sheet edges, fold-lined, annotated in pencil and ink.
-  LC Land ownership maps, 701
-  Includes 24 insets of towns/villages (including the cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and McKeesport), business directories (some indexed), distance table, statistical table/data, ill., and state coat-of-arms.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
1 map on 2 sheets : hand col., cloth backing ; 156 x 149 cm., sheets 81 x 153 cm. and 82 x 152 cm., folded to 81 x 53 cm. and 82 x 153 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3823.A4 1862 .B4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3823a.la000701
Library of Congress Control Number
2012592151
Language
English
Online Format
image
Description
General-content county map showing relief, roads, railroads, place-names, buildings in rural areas, and householders' names in rural areas. Relief shown by hachures. Also covers the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Former wall map hand col. to emphasize boundaries of minor civil divisions (cities, boroughs, townships). "Entered according to Act of Congress by H. & C.T. Smith in the year 1862 in ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Originally printed on multiple sheets now conjoined; at a later date sectioned to 6 panels (3 panels per present sheet) to enable folding. LC sheets imperfect: Brittle, missing sections at sheet edges, fold-lined, annotated in pencil and ink. LC Land ownership maps, 701 Includes 24 insets of towns/villages (including the cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and McKeesport), business directories (some indexed), distance table, statistical table/data, ill., and state coat-of-arms. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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https://lccn.loc.gov/2012592151
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Chicago citation style:

Beers, S. N, F. W Beers, A. B Prindle, Gallup & Hewitt Smith, F. Bourquin & Co, and Worley & Bracher. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Smith, Gallupp & Hewitt, publishers, 1862. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592151/.

APA citation style:

Beers, S. N., Beers, F. W., Prindle, A. B., Smith, G. &. H., F. Bourquin & Co & Worley & Bracher. (1862) Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Smith, Gallupp & Hewitt, publishers. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592151/.

MLA citation style:

Beers, S. N, et al. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania: from actual surveys. Philadelphia: Smith, Gallupp & Hewitt, publishers, 1862. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012592151/>.

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