Richardson's Map Of West Virginia. / Richardson, C.S. / 1864

Richardson's Map Of West Virginia. Richardson, C.S. 1864

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Full Title: Richardson's Map Of West Virginia Showing the principal Creeks, Rivers and Line of Internal Improvements. Designed for the use of Oil, Coal, Land & Mining Companies. Sold by John Olcott, 36 Pine St. New York. Second Edition. Richardson & Son, Civil ad Mining Engineers, Mineral Surveyors &c. 36 Pine St. N.Y. and Charleston West Va. A. Brown & Co. 47 Nassau St. N.Y. Entered ... 1864, by C.S. Richardson ... New York.

Author: Richardson, C.S.

Date: 1864

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Author: Richardson, C.S.

Date: 1864

Short Title: Richardson's Map Of West Virginia.

Publisher: Charleston, West Virginia: Richardson & Son.

Type: Separate Map

Object Height cm: 64

Object Width cm: 45

Scale 1: 760,320

Note: Copyright 1864. The first separate map of West Virginia listed in Phillips. No other references found - precedes the two West Virginia oil maps listed in Streeter (3919, 3924). Folded originally, now flat. Virginia is shown as East Virginia. Shows Oil Works, Iron Mines, Coal Mines, as well as several manuscript notions on the location of coal and oil deposits. An attractive map with ornate decorative border, and most likely the first separately published map of this new state. Outline color showing state borders. Not in Stephenson. Tooley lists an (1862) edition (although West Virginia was created in 1863) and the 1864. Tooley also lists a map of Texas by this same Richardson, 1860 - we believe this is incorrect - the Texas map was by Willard Richardson (see Day, Maps of Texas). Scarce.

Reference: P-Maps 1067; Tooley Dictionary p 538.

State / Province: West Virginia

Subject: Oil

List No: 4190.000

Series No: 1

Engraver or Printer: Brown, A. & Co.

Published In: Richardson's Map Of West Virginia Showing the principal Creeks, Rivers and Line of Internal Improvements. Designed for the use of Oil, Coal, Land & Mining Companies. Sold by John Olcott, 36 Pine St. New York. Second Edition. Richardson & Son, Civil ad Mining Engineers, Mineral Surveyors &c. 36 Pine St. N.Y. and Charleston West Va. A. Brown & Co. 47 Nassau St. N.Y. Entered ... 1864, by C.S. Richardson ... New York.

Publication Author: Richardson, C.S.

Publication Date: 1864

Publication Reference: P-Maps 1067; Tooley Dictionary p 538.

Publication Note: See note field above.

Publication List No: 4190.000

Publication Type: Separate Map

Publication Maps: 1

Publication Height cm: 64

Publication Width cm: 45

Image No: 4190000

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