Neueste Karte von Pennsylvania mit seinen Canaelen, Eisenbahnen & c. Nach den besten Quellen bearbeitet. 1845.

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Steel engraving, hand colored in outline and wash when published. Detailed map of the state of Pennsylvania. Inside the map are many place names, rivers, streets, etc. As well distances are shown on the map. In the lower right corner we find the explanation for this map. The map is also equipped on the top with a profile of the Pennsylvania canal and the Columbia railroad. A table with steam ship routes ( Pittsburg - Louisville, Philadelphia - New York via Trenton, Philadelphia - New York via Bordentown, Philadelphia - Baltimore via New Castle, Philadelphia - Baltimore via Canal) is in the lower left corner of the map. A detailed engraved map by the famous German map maker Meyer Joseph. This historic old map was published in Joseph Meyer' s Zeitungsatlas in Hildburghausen, Amsterdam, Paris and Philadelphia. The map is based on Tanner's work in the early 1840s.