MAP OF THE OIL BELT SOUTHWEST FROM SHAMBURG AND PETROLEUM CENTRE TO CHARLEY RUN . By Henry E. Wrigley, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Titusville, PA, October 1868. Printed by P.S. Duval and Son Co. Lith, Philadelphia. Showing locations close to the site of the first succesful oil strike in the United States made by Edwin L. Drake in 1859.
P. Lee Phillips, "1901 List of Maps of America". Washington DC, Government Printing Office, 1901, pg. 684 - Unframed, 20 in. x 29 1/4 in. Estimate $800-1,200
PROVENANCE: Collection of Andrew M. Modelski, Library of Congress (Retired) Consultant. Former head, Acquisitions Unit, Principal Recommending Officer, Geography and Map Division
Paper slightly yellowed; folding creases, the central vertical crease torn through; title text lightly bleeding onto opposite side, from folding.
