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Source Description
General-content county map showing townships, rural buildings, and householders' names; the borough insets show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names.
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Document identity
localId
4m90f503d
label
Cummings' map of Columbia and Montour counties, Penn'a
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
4m90f503d
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Cummings' map of Columbia and Montour counties, Penn'a
description
General-content county map showing townships, rural buildings, and householders' names; the borough insets show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names.
date
["1860"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_010938
creators
Cummings, J. A. J.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Landowners--Pennsylvania--Columbia County--Maps
Landowners--Pennsylvania--Montour County--Maps
Cities and towns--Pennsylvania--Columbia County--Maps
Cities and towns--Pennsylvania--Montour County--Maps
Villages--Pennsylvania--Columbia County--Maps
Villages--Pennsylvania--Montour County--Maps
Real property--Pennsylvania--Bloomsburg--Maps
Real property--Pennsylvania--Berwick--Maps
Real property--Pennsylvania--Danville--Maps
Columbia County (Pa.)--Maps
Montour County (Pa.)--Maps
Bloomsburg (Pa.)--Maps
Berwick (Pa.)--Maps
Danville (Pa.)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Berwick
Bloomsburg
Columbia (county)
Danville
Montour (county)
North and Central America
Pennsylvania
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Pennsylvania
county
Columbia
city
Berwick
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Chillisquaque, Pa. ; Phil'a [Philadelphia]
publisher
Published by J.A.J. Cummings, ; Engraved & printed by T.S. Wagner.
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
41.05
schema:longitude
-76.2333
extent
1 map : hand colored ; 140 x 146 cm
notes
General-content county map showing townships, rural buildings, and householders' names; the borough insets show real-property tracts (lots), building coverage, and owners' names.
Hand colored to emphasize township boundaries, township areas, and boroughs.
Distances between road junctions are shown in perches.
Relief shown by hachures.
"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1860 by J.A.J. Cummings in the ... Eastern District of Penn'a."
Originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined).
Includes text, note, local business directories, and illustrations of prominent buildings.
Borough/village insets: Bloomsburg -- Rohrsburg -- Washingtonville -- New Media -- Ruperts -- Centreville -- Light Street -- Benton -- Berwick -- Espy -- Roaring Creek or Slabtown -- Orangeville -- Buckhorn -- Danville -- Jerseytown -- Mifflinville -- Catawissa -- Limestoneville -- White Hall -- Mooresburg.
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no
dcId
4m90f503d
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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