COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Text: Historical Sketch of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Obj Height cm:
43
Obj Width cm:
71
Reference:
P2481; Modelski North America 61(South Mountain & Boston Railroad Map).
Full Title:
(Text Page) Historical Sketch of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. (continued)
List No:
3745.006
Page No:
8-9
Series No:
6
Pub Date:
1876
Pub Title:
New Illustrated Atlas Of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Compiled & Drawn from Personal Examinations, Surveys & Under the Personal Supervision of F.A. Davis. and Published under the Superintendence of H.L. Kochersperger By The Reading Publishing House, Reading, Pa. A.M. Davis Successor to F.A. Davis & Co. 1876. Copyright 1876, By O.W. Gray & Son, & F.A. Davis & Co. Maps & Atlases Plain and Colored Lithographing Engraving on Wood or Stone ... Historical Works & Charts ...
Pub Reference:
P2481; Modelski North America 61(South Mountain & Boston Railroad Map).
Pub Note:
Views, plats and advertisements are placed in fairly typical fashion (although there are several large folding maps of Allentown) but what distinguishes this atlas is a double page map at the back of the atlas called "Map of The South Mountain and Boston Rail Road & Connections." This map is listed in Modelski; at the time the atlas was published, the railroad was under construction and about to enter and pass through Lehigh County. On page 14 of the atlas is a long description of The South Mountain Railroad, "The most important enterprise now in progress, affecting Lehigh County..." This map appeared in two other county atlases, one by F.W. Beers of Lebanon County, 1875, and the other by A.M. Davis of Westmoreland County, 1876. So the railroad used the county atlases to promote its business. Maps in full color.
Pub List No:
3745.000
Pub Maps:
36
Pub Height cm:
44
Pub Width cm:
38
Image No:
3745006
Publisher Location:
Reading
Publisher:
Reading Publishing House
Type:
Text Page
Engraver or Printer:
Davis, F.A. & Co.
Engraver or Printer:
H.L. Kochersperger
Engraver or Printer:
Gray, O.W. & Son
Publication Author:
Davis, F.A.
Pub Type:
County Atlas
Author:
Davis, F.A.
Date:
1876
Text: Historical Sketch of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
