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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].
- Title
- An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : 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].
- Publication
- Philadelphia : Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, MDCCXCV. [1795]
Details
- Additional Authors
- Smith, William, 1727-1803.
- Morris, Robert, 1732-1806.
- Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
- Howell, Reading, 1743-1827
- Trenchard, James, 1747-
- Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844
- Gale (Firm)
- Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company. aut
- Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation. aut
- Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.
- Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
- Description
- [2], xvi, 80 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : 1 col. map; 4⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subject
- Canals > Pennsylvania > Early works to 1800
- Note
- Evans notes Robert Morris and William Smith as possible authors.
- "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.
- Map drawn by Reading Howell and engraved by James Trenchard.
- Errata note, p. [i].
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- Evans
- Bristol
- Shipton & Mooney
- Rink, E. Technical Americana
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- Electronic reproduction.
- OCLC
- 642769040
- W12691
- Title
- An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania [electronic resource] : 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].
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, MDCCXCV. [1795]
- Series
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Indexed In:
- Evans, 29474Bristol, B9298Shipton & Mooney, 47605Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4532Rink, E. Technical Americana, 4533
- Reproduction
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
- English Short Title Catalog, W12691.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
- Added Author
- Smith, William, 1727-1803. AuthorMorris, Robert, 1732-1806. AuthorMorris, Robert, 1734-1806.Smith, William, 1727-1803.Howell, Reading, 1743-1827, cartographer.Trenchard, James, 1747- engraver.Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844, printer.Gale (Firm)Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company. AuthorSchuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation. AuthorDelaware and Schuylkill Canal Company.Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.