Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. / Townsend & Dale / 1865

Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. Townsend & Dale, 1865

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Full Title: Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. Published by Townsend & Dale. Meadville, Pa. 1865. Otto Krebs, lith. Pittsburgh. Copy Right Secured according to Act of Congress, 1865.

Author: Townsend & Dale

Date: 1865

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Author: Townsend & Dale

Date: 1865

Short Title: Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania.

Publisher: Meadville, Pa.: Townsend & Dale.

Type: Pocket Map

Object Height cm: 50

Object Width cm: 61

Scale 1: 158,400

Note: One of the earliest Oil Region maps. Covers three counties - Crawford, Warren and Venango. Shows all the numbered oil lots, but not the owner's names. An overview map of the region, without the detail of Colton, Hunt or Howe. Folded into paper-covered cloth covers 14x9 with "Townsend & Dale's Map Of The Oil Regions Of Pennsylvania" printed in black.

Reference: Streeter 3925.

State / Province: Pennsylvania

Subject: Oil

Full Title: Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. Published by Townsend & Dale. Meadville, Pa. 1865. Otto Krebs, lith. Pittsburgh. Copy Right Secured according to Act of Congress, 1865.

List No: 2824.001

Series No: 2

Engraver or Printer: Krebs, Otto

Published In: Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. Published by Townsend & Dale. Meadville, Pa. 1865. Otto Krebs, lith. Pittsburgh. Copy Right Secured according to Act of Congress, 1865.

Publication Author: Townsend & Dale

Publication Date: 1865

Publication Reference: Streeter 3925.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 2824.000

Publication Type: Pocket Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 14

Publication Width cm: 9

Image No: 2824001

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