1884 · Geological

General Map of the Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania (Ashburner, 1884)

This is a catalogue record — no digitised image is hosted here. The map is held by New York Public Library Digital Collections (Second Geological Survey of PA).

A classic map from the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania (Charles A. Ashburner) showing all of the state's anthracite coal fields, including the Southern Field of Schuylkill County. A foundational 1880s view of the coal geography that shaped the county's collieries and railroads.

Date

c. 1884

Type

Geological

Area

PA anthracite fields (incl. Schuylkill)

Towns

County-wide

Source

New York Public Library Digital Collections (Second Geological Survey of PA)

Rights

Public domain — Public domain by age (1880s). NYPL hosts the scan; review NYPL's own rights note before re-hosting (the underlying work is PD).

Key places Southern Anthracite Field · coal basins · Panther Creek

Related Charles A. Ashburner · Second Geological Survey · geo-ashburner-panther-creek

Citation

Ashburner, Charles A. General Map of the Anthracite Coal Fields of Pennsylvania. Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, c. 1884. New York Public Library Digital Collections.

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