Antique Chester, Pennsylvania 1898 US Geological Survey Map – orders Philadelphia, Delaware County, Upper Darby, Haverford, Swarthmore, Media, PA
Beautiful, antique map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania just West of Philadelphia on the Delaware River. This is an authentic orders 1898 edition, 1908 print from the U.S. Geological Survey and NOT a computer reproduction.
See what the Chester, PA area looked like over 125 years ago—Home of Swarthmore College, and Tinicum, where the Philadelphia Airport would later be built. Map has lots of intricate details and geological contours—even little squares for every house that existed at the time. The USGS cartographers were very thorough back then! This is also one of the rare maps that has the map legend on the front.
Perfect for the historian, map-lover, the curious or just as a conversation starter. Wonderful and rare. Vintage maps such as this make great gifts.
Edition of 1896, printed 1908
Dimensions: 18 1/2" width x 21 3/4" height
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Cities & Towns: PENNSYLVANIA: Willistown, Newtown, Haverford, Edgemont, Middletown, Marple, Haverford, Lower Merion, Upper Darby, Darby, Springfield, Ridley, Tinicum, Essington, Hester, Chester, Bethel, Upper Chichester, Landsdowne, Yeadon, Media, Rosetree, Village Green, Brandywine, and many more. Too many to list.
NEW JERSEY: Oldmans, Logan, Greenwich, Woolwich, Harrison.
Points of Interest: Delaware River, Swarthmore College, Raccoon Island, Chester Island, Little Tinicum Island, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, the future Philadelphia Airport, and many more small towns, roads, train tracks, hills, islands and creeks.
Condition: Very Good Vintage condition, commensurate with age. This map is in great shape for being over 110 years old. Has folio staple marks on the right margin, but these are easily concealed with framing, as the right margin is wider than the left.
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We will happily adjust shipping price for multiple purchases. Maps are rolled up and shipped in sturdy mailing tubes, never folded.