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Map Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : from original surveys

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Title

  • Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania : from original surveys

Names

  • Morris, William E. (William Ellis), 1812-1875.
  • Smith & Wistar.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Smith & Wistar, [1849]

Headings

  • -  Montgomery County (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Philadelphia Suburban Area (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Landowners--Pennsylvania--Montgomery County--Maps
  • -  Pottstown (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Norristown (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Montgomery County
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Suburban Area
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Pottstown
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Norristown

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  General-content county map showing rural buildings and householders' names.
  • -  Also covers southern portion of county annexed by City of Philadelphia in 1854.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
  • -  "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1849 by Smith & Wistar in the ... Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
  • -  Printed in western/eastern segments (sheets).
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Fold-lined, sheets halved to enable folding.
  • -  Includes text (historical), "Statistical table for the year 1848", and ill.
  • -  Insets: Plan of the Borough of Pottstown -- Plan of the Borough of Norristown.
  • -  LC Land ownership maps, 777

Medium

  • 1 map on 2 sheets : cloth backing ; 87 x 132 cm., sheets 101 x 72 cm. and 101 x 76 cm., folded to 51 x 72 cm. and 51 x 76 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3823.M7 1849 .M6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2012590207

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Morris, William E, and Smith & Wistar. Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: from original surveys. [Philadelphia: Smith & Wistar, 1849] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012590207/.

APA citation style:

Morris, W. E. & Smith & Wistar. (1849) Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: from original surveys. [Philadelphia: Smith & Wistar] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2012590207/.

MLA citation style:

Morris, William E, and Smith & Wistar. Map of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: from original surveys. [Philadelphia: Smith & Wistar, 1849] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2012590207/>.