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The second half of the 19th century was the peak of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania. This 1866 map illustrates the geology of the region, and uses two modern techniques to visualize minerals below ground. A columnar vertical section, seen here along the left edge of the map, represents the makeup of the earth’s crust at a specific place, in this case, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. A transverse view, or, cross section, illustrated along the bottom of the map, shows rock formations between two geographic locations. These visual aids first appeared on maps in the early-19th century, when mapmakers attempted to illustrate Earth’s substructures.
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Document identity
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ht2503362
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Map of the anthracite coalfields of Pennsylvania
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map
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1
Source metadata
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ht2503362
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map
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normalized
title
Map of the anthracite coalfields of Pennsylvania
description
The second half of the 19th century was the peak of anthracite coal mining in Pennsylvania. This 1866 map illustrates the geology of the region, and uses two modern techniques to visualize minerals below ground. A columnar vertical section, seen here along the left edge of the map, represents the makeup of the earth’s crust at a specific place, in this case, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. A transverse view, or, cross section, illustrated along the bottom of the map, shows rock formations between two geographic locations. These visual aids first appeared on maps in the early-19th century, when mapmakers attempted to illustrate Earth’s substructures.
date
["[1866]"]
year
1866
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016397
creators
Daddow, Samuel Harries
Bannan, Benjamin, 1807-1875
Boell, William
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Anthracite coal--Pennsylvania--Maps
Coal mines and mining--Pennsylvania--Maps
Pennsylvania--Maps
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Pennsylvania
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Pennsylvania
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1
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pubPlace
Pottsville, Pa.
publisher
Benjamin Bannan
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
40.8333
schema:longitude
-76
extent
1 map : color ; 50 x 81 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north to the upper right.
"Entered according to Act of Congress by Benjamin Bannan in the Clerks office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Map removed from: Coal, iron, and oil : or, The practical American miner. A plain and popular work on our mines and mineral resources, and a text-book or guide to their economical development / By Samuel Harries Daddow ... and Benjamin Bannan. Pottsville, Pa. : B. Bannan ; Philadelphia, Pa. ; J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1866. (786, 801-808 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm).
Includes 2 vertical sections, 2 transverse sections, and names and locations of collieries.
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ht2503362
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map
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