An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania : 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]
1795
Online-Ressource ([2], xvi, 80 p., [1] folded leaf of plates)
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1 col. map
"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
Bristol, B9298
English Short Title Catalog, W12691
Errata note, p. [i]
Evans notes Robert Morris and William Smith as possible authors
Evans, 29474
Map drawn by Reading Howell and engraved by James Trenchard
Reproduction of original from British Library
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4532
Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4533
Shipton & Mooney, 47605
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