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Title
Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania : from actual surveys
Names
Beers, S. N. (Surveyor)
Beers, F. W. (Frederick W.) (Surveyor)
A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat (Publisher)
G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick (Publisher)
Worley & Bracher (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1861
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: A. Pomeroy & S.W. Treat, Assistant Publishers G.G. Soule & E.H. Quick
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5174
Topics
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Washington County
Cities and towns -- Pennsylvania -- Washington County
Villages -- Pennsylvania -- Washington County
Business enterprises -- Pennsylvania -- Washington County
Business enterprises
Cities and towns
Landowners
Villages
Washington County (Pa.)
Washington (Washington County, Pa.)
Monongahela (Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Monongahela
Pennsylvania -- Washington County
Pennsylvania -- Washington (Washington County)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By S.N. & F.W. Beers, civil engineers ; eng'd by Worley & Bracher.
Statement of responsibility: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861 by A. Pomeroy in the ... Eastern District of Pennsylv'a."
Content: 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.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored, cloth backing ;147 x 153 cm
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; east sheet is missing
Originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined, now sectioned to 6 panels to enable folding, 3 panels for each of the 2 present sheets)
Description
General-content county map showing rural buildings with householders' names; also shows householders' names in inset street maps. Hand col. to emphasize township boundaries. Includes distance table, business directories for most insets, and illustrations.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012592224
RLIN/OCLC: 802832147
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646212
Folder number: US205.1.09
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a8b33610-3f01-0135-3fce-093c1edbe33e
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
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1861. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8673690-a22f-0135-f39f-0d19e5289f8f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8673690-a22f-0135-f39f-0d19e5289f8f

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1861). Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b8673690-a22f-0135-f39f-0d19e5289f8f

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of Washington Co., Pennsylvania