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Map Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity.

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Title

  • Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity.

Summary

  • Detailed map of Pennsylvania and parts of adjacent states indicating major drainage, relief by hachures, state boundaries, county boundaries in Pennsylvania, and major cities. Canals and railroads are annotated in colors. Chartered under the name Sunbury and Erie Railroad on April 3, 1837. Name changed in 1861 to the above. See also entries 571-573.

Names

  • Sinclair, Thomas S., approximately 1805-1881.
  • Philadelphia and Erie Railroad.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, [1852]

Headings

  • -  Railroads--Pennsylvania--Maps
  • -  Railroads--Middle Atlantic States--Maps
  • -  Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania
  • -  United States--Middle Atlantic States

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:650,000.
  • -  At top of map: "Profile of Sunbury & Erie R.R."
  • -  The original title which read "... Sunbury & Erie ..." has been altered by a printed label wich reads "... Philada. & Erie ..."
  • -  LC Railroad maps, 524
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • map 66 x 127 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3821.P3 1852 .S56

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98688769

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Sinclair, Thomas S., Approximately, and Philadelphia And Erie Railroad. Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity. [Philadelphia, 1852] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688769/.

APA citation style:

Sinclair, T. S. & Philadelphia And Erie Railroad. (1852) Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity. [Philadelphia] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98688769/.

MLA citation style:

Sinclair, Thomas S., Approximately, and Philadelphia And Erie Railroad. Map representing the route of the Philada. & Erie Rail Road its connections and the mineral lands in its vicinity. [Philadelphia, 1852] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98688769/>.