(PENNSYLVANIA) [Morris Robert or Smith William] An Historica

Sale 2032 - Lot 280

Price Realized: $ 3,220

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 5,000

WITH HOWELL'S MAP (PENNSYLVANIA.) [Morris, Robert or Smith, William.] An Historical Account of the Rise, Progress and Present State of the Canal Navigation in Pennsylvania. Large engraved folding map by Reading Howell. 8vo, disbound; first leaf, title and map detached; early owner's signature on the title; repaired tear to the map; ex-library, with an inked stamp to the first leaf. Philadelphia, 1795

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A very early American canal and transportation item, including the proposal to build an inland waterway from Pennsylvania to Rhode Island. The map by Reading Howell is based on his important map of 1792 -- the first detailed map of the State. Howes S692; Sabin 50865; Evans 29474; Rink 4532; Streeter Sale 981; Wheat & Brun 443.