An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : With an appendix, containing, abstracts of the acts of the Legislature since the year 1790, and their grants of money for improving roads and navigable waters throughou the state; to which is annexed, "an explanatory map." Published by direction of the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Companies. [Twenty two lines of verse].
Smith, William, 1727-1803.; Morris, Robert, 1732-1806.; Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.; Smith, William, 1727-1803.; Howell, Reading, 1743-1827, cartographer.; Trenchard, James, b. 1747, engraver.; Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844, printer.; Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.; Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.; Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.; Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
1795
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An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : With an appendix, containing, abstracts of the acts of the Legislature since the year 1790, and their grants of money for improving roads and navigable waters throughou the state; to which is annexed, "an explanatory map." Published by direction of the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Companies. [Twenty two lines of verse].
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Philadelphia : Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, MDCCXCV. [1795]
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United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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English
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[2], xvi, 80 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 1 col. map ; 4⁰.
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Evans notes Robert Morris and William Smith as possible authors.
"An act to enable the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation .. to raise, by way of lottery, the sum of four hundred thousand dollars .. Approved April 17, 1795. .."--p. 79-80 of the second state (Evans 29474). Page [78] is blank. In the first state (Bristol B9298) the text ends on p. 77, with p. [78-80] blank.
Map drawn by Reading Howell and engraved by James Trenchard.
Errata note, p. [i].
Reproduction of original from British Library.
"An act to enable the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation .. to raise, by way of lottery, the sum of four hundred thousand dollars .. Approved April 17, 1795. .."--p. 79-80 of the second state (Evans 29474). Page [78] is blank. In the first state (Bristol B9298) the text ends on p. 77, with p. [78-80] blank.
Map drawn by Reading Howell and engraved by James Trenchard.
Errata note, p. [i].
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Evans, 29474
Bristol, B9298
Shipton & Mooney, 47605
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4532
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4533
English Short Title Catalog, W12691.
Bristol, B9298
Shipton & Mooney, 47605
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4532
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4533
English Short Title Catalog, W12691.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Smith, William, 1727-1803.
Morris, Robert, 1732-1806.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
Smith, William, 1727-1803.
Howell, Reading, 1743-1827, cartographer.
Trenchard, James, b. 1747, engraver.
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844, printer.
Morris, Robert, 1732-1806.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
Smith, William, 1727-1803.
Howell, Reading, 1743-1827, cartographer.
Trenchard, James, b. 1747, engraver.
Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844, printer.
Added Corporate Author
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
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