Details
Contributor Probst, John, artist.
Title A plan of the borough of Harrisburg. [graphic] / Drawn Decr 1841; on stone by J. Probst.
Publisher [Harrisburg]: Courtesy Dauphin County Historical Society
Date [ca. 1938]
Physical Description 1 print: photomechanical print; 19 x 24 cm.(7.5 x 9.25 in.)
Description Reproduction of the grid street map showing the old 8th Ward of the city after incorporation into Harrisburg city limits in 1838. Includes the area between the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek and Paxton Street to North street. Also includes bridges, the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad, and Pennsylvania Canal.
Notes Includes "Explanation" of key to twenty major landmarks (A-T), including the State Capitol, Court House, and several churches.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Geographic subject Harrisburg (Pa.) -- 1840-1850 -- Maps.
Genre Maps -- 1930-1940.
Photomechanical prints -- 1930-1940.
Printer: Dauphin County Historical Society (Dauphin County, Pa.), publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.179]
Accession number P.2011.10.179