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An historical and geographical account of the province and country of Pensilvania in America : the richness of the soil, the sweetness of the situation ... the first planters, the Dutch, Sweeds, and English with the number of its inhabitants : as also a touch upon George Keith's new religion, in his second change since he left the Quakers : with a map

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Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
974.801 T456
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by Gabriel Thomas ; edited, with copious notes, &c. by A. Monroe Aurand, Jr.
Author
Thomas, Gabriel.
Edition
Enl. and repr.
Place of Publication
Harrisburg, Pa
Publisher
Aurand Press,
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
32 p. : map ; 23 cm.
Notes
Originally published: London : A. Baldwin, 1698. Reprinted at the Aurand Press, 1935.
Cover title: History of Pensilvania, published in London in 1698.
"Privately printed for the editor and his friends".
Filmed with: Good order established in Pennsylvania and New Jersey / by Thomas Budd. Cleveland : Burrows Co., 1902.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel - Early works to 1800.
Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 - Early works to 1800.
Additional Author
Aurand, A. Monroe
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.801 T456
Websites
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Around the boundaries of Chester county, by Wilmer W. MacElree

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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Date of Publication
1934.
Call Number
974.813 M141
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Author
MacElree, Wilmer W.,
Place of Publication
West Chester, Pa
Date of Publication
1934.
Physical Description
2 p. β., 9-600 p. illus., (incl. ports., facsims.) plates, maps (1 fold.) diagr. 23 cm.
Subjects
Chester County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Chester County (Pa.) - Historic houses, etc.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.813 M141
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The blue hills : rounds and discoveries in the country places of Pennsylvania

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Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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by Cornelius Weygandt.
Author
Weygandt, Cornelius,
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company,
Date of Publication
c1936.
Physical Description
xx, 434 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800912 W547b
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The Conestoga River at Lancaster

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Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Date of Publication
1932.
by a one-way passage, even with increasing travel, over the Lincoln Highway. The Pennsylvania railroad has occupied a prominent position, with its bridge structures across the Big Conestoga north-east of Lancaster. In 1830 the first bridge was erected above ten piers and two abutments. (See Vol. XXXV
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by D. B. Landis.
Author
Landis, David Bachman,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1932.
Physical Description
[261]-271 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 36, no. 11
Subjects
Conestoga River (Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 36, number 11 (1932), p. 261-271Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.36
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The German background of the Espenschied-Esbenshade families

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Author
Espenschied, Lloyd,
Date of Publication
1938.
Call Number
929 E77es
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by Lloyd Espenschied.
Author
Espenschied, Lloyd,
Place of Publication
New York city
Date of Publication
1938.
Physical Description
67 p. incl. front., illus. (incl. maps, coats of arms) 25 cm.
Notes
"One of 200 copies."
Contents
pt. 1. An address given before the family reunion at Lancaster, Penn., June 11, 1938, together with: information on the beginning of the family tree.--pt. 2. Journal of a visit to the Rhineland in April, 1938.--pt. 3. A postscript on Germany in Europe.
Subjects
Espenschied family.
Esbenshade family.
Germany - Description and travel - 1919-
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
929 E77es
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Guidebook to historic places in western Pennsylvania

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Corporate Author
Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Date of Publication
c1938.
Call Number
974.800914 W530
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Responsibility
compiled by the Western Pennsylvania historical survey.
Corporate Author
Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey.
Place of Publication
[Pittsburgh]
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press,
Date of Publication
c1938.
Physical Description
ix, 186 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Illustrated lining-papers.
Bibliography: p. [165]-167.
Subjects
Historic buildings - Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania - Buildings.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.800914 W530
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Lewis Evans

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Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Date of Publication
1939.
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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by Lawrence Henry Gipson; to which is added Evans' A brief account of Pennsylvania, together with facsimiles of his Geographical, historical, political, philosophical, and mechanical essays, numbers I and II ... Also facsimiles of Evans' maps.
Author
Gipson, Lawrence Henry,
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Historical Society of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
1939.
Physical Description
8 p. l., 246 p. incl. 5 maps (4 fold.) front. (fold. map) 31 cm.
Notes
"As to ... 'A brief account of Pennsylvania' which is presented herewith, two copies of this are in existence, neither of which is the original manuscript: the so-called George Fox copy, belonging to the Historical society of Pennsylvania, and the Du Simitière copy, possessed by the Library company of Philadelphia ... The text of the Fox copy has been followed."--Pref.
Contents
pt. 1. Early scientific activities in Pennsylvania. The mapping of the middle Atlantic region, 1749. Pennsylvania boundary disputes. The mapping of the Ohio valley in 1755. The passing of Evans and the early history of his maps.--pt. 2. A brief account of Pennsylvania, 1753.--pt. 3. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number I." 1755. Facsimile of Evans' "Analysis number II," 1756.--pt. 4. A map of the Indian walking purchase, 1737. A map of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and the three Delaware counties, 1749. A revision of the 1732 edition of the foregoing map of 1749. Evans' Map of the middle Atlantic region drawn for Peter Kalm in 1750. A map of the area in dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland, 1753. A general map of the middle British colonies, 1755.
Subjects
Evans, Lewis, - 1700?-1756.
Iroquois Indians.
Pennsylvania - Description and travel.
Pennsylvania - Boundaries - Maryland.
Maryland - Boundaries - Pennsylvania.
Middle Atlantic States - Description and travel.
Ohio River Valley - Description and travel.
Middle Atlantic States - Maps.
Ohio River Valley - Maps.
United States - History - French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
United States - Politics and government - 1755-1763.
Additional Author
Evans, Lewis,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.9 E92 Oversize
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Little journeys through "America's garden spot" : historic and scenic Lancaster Pennsylvania

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Date of Publication
[1938?]
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
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Responsibility
prepared and published by the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce.
Place of Publication
[Lancaster, Pa.]
Publisher
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
Date of Publication
[1938?]
Physical Description
28 p. : ill., map ; 23 x 10 cm.
Notes
Cover title.
Subjects
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Business enterprises - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Guidebooks.
Additional Corporate Author
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce (Pa.)
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.815 LACO L778
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Pilgrimage of the Historical Society of Berks County

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Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
252-256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 10
Subjects
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 10 (1931), p. 252-256Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Pilgrimage of the Lancaster County Historical Society to Lebanon County

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Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Date of Publication
1931
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by (Mrs. D. B.) Bertha Cochran Landis.
Author
Landis, Bertha Cochran.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931
Physical Description
194-196 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
Lebanon County (Pa.) - Description and travel.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 13 (1931), p. 194-196Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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