{"product_id":"1864-bridgens-atlas-lancaster-county-pennsylvania-maps","title":"1864 Bridgens Atlas Lancaster County, Pennsylvania \/ Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003eBridgens' Atlas of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. From Actual Surveys by H.F. Bridgens and Assistant.\u003cbr\u003eLancaster, PA: D.S. Bare. [1864]. Approximately 15 x 14 inches (quarto). Complete. 43+ pages of hand-colored lithographic township maps naming individual property owners, plus borough plans of Lancaster, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Adamstown, Washington, Manheim, Marietta, Mount Joy, and Strasburg. Includes a large folding color map of Lancaster County with post office directory and statistical table. Marbled paper over boards with cloth spine. Binding heavily worn with paper cracked and peeling on both boards, spine rubbed through; folding maps present with wear at folds; interior pages show foxing and edge wear but maps are intact and legible throughout. Good condition.\u003cbr\u003eBridgens' atlas is one of the earliest and most important property atlases of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, produced during the Civil War era. Each township map names every landowner and shows roads, streams, mills, churches, schools, and other landmarks. Lancaster County's deep Amish, Mennonite, and Pennsylvania Dutch heritage makes this atlas an exceptionally valuable genealogical and historical resource. The subscriber directories provide a directory of local businesses and tradesmen at a critical moment in American history.\u003cbr\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSatisfaction guaranteed or you can send it back!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LaCava Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48510185504923,"sku":"EBAY-358387307753","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/7705\/6411\/files\/57_012bdf73-33df-4db8-84ed-ea38e2e323be.jpg?v=1778113429","url":"https:\/\/lacavararebooks.com\/products\/1864-bridgens-atlas-lancaster-county-pennsylvania-maps","provider":"LaCava Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}