"Map of the Rail-Roads of the State of New York Prepared Under the Direction of William B. Taylor, State Engineer and Surveyor by S.H. Sweet, Dep State Engr. & Survr.", Sweet, S.H.

Very early map showing the Oil Region in northwestern Pennsylvania. It names numerous railroad lines along with those under construction and proposed routes. A table, Length of Rail Roads in Operation, lists 53 railroads and branches. Published by Weed, Parsons and Co., Albany, NY. A very handsome map, with decorative borders and a fine vignette of a train. The reference given is for an earlier, 1857, edition by Vaughan.

References: cf Modelski (US) 263.

Condition: B+

Issued folded and now flattened. A tiny binding tear in the blank margin has been expertly repaired.