COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Kollner, Augustus
Author:
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Date:
1850
Short Title:
Pennsylvania's Great Highway And Its Tributary Lines
Publisher:
A. Kollner's Litho Establishment
Publisher Location:
Philadelphia
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
73
Obj Width cm:
120
Scale 1:
1,584.000
Note:
Modelski dates this map circa 1850 - the map itself is undated. We presume that it was published by Kollner for the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, which is the only railroad labeled in Pennsylvania and presumably the state's "Great Highway" referred to in the title. The entire middle northern U.S. is shown, west to the Mississippi. Tributary railroads in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are shown in detail. Limited topographical features are shown, as is typical for a railroad map. As an example of Kollner's lithographic work, it is quite simple in style and execution, with fairly elaborate hand coloring. Outline color by state. See our #4688 for another, more typical Kollner work. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
Modelski 77.
State/Province:
Pennsylvania
Subject:
Railroad
Full Title:
Pennsylvania's Great Highway And Its Tributary Lines. Engraved & printed at A. Kollner's Litho Establisht. cor. of Secd. & Dock Sts. Phila.
List No:
5191.000
Series No:
1
Publication Author:
Kollner, Augustus
Publication Author:
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Pub Date:
1850
Pub Title:
Pennsylvania's Great Highway And Its Tributary Lines. Engraved & printed at A. Kollner's Litho Establisht. cor. of Secd. & Dock Sts. Phila.
Pub Reference:
Modelski 77.
Pub Note:
Modelski dates this map circa 1850 - the map itself is undated. We presume that it was published by Kollner for the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, which is the only railroad labeled in Pennsylvania and presumably the state's "Great Highway" referred to in the title. The entire middle northern U.S. is shown, west to the Mississippi. Tributary railroads in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois are shown in detail. Limited topographical features are shown, as is typical for a railroad map. As an example of Kollner's lithographic work, it is quite simple in style and execution, with fairly elaborate hand coloring. Outline color by state. See our #4688 for another, more typical Kollner work.
Pub List No:
5191.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
73
Pub Width cm:
120
Image No:
5191000
Authors:
Kollner, Augustus; Sunbury and Erie Railroad
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Pennsylvania's Great Highway And Its Tributary Lines
