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Sketch and map of a trip from Philadelphia to Tinicum Island, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where the Swedes founded the first permanent colony, and established and maintained for twelve years (from 1643 to 1655) the first seat of government in Pennsylvania, thirty-nine years before the coming of William Penn. : This itinerary includes points of historic interest in the old Swedish settlements, Wacaco, Passyunk and Kingsessing, Philadelphia

Title
Sketch and map of a trip from Philadelphia to Tinicum Island, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, where the Swedes founded the first permanent colony, and established and maintained for twelve years (from 1643 to 1655) the first seat of government in Pennsylvania, thirty-nine years before the coming of William Penn. : This itinerary includes points of historic interest in the old Swedish settlements, Wacaco, Passyunk and Kingsessing, Philadelphia / By Henry D. Paxson...
Author
Paxson, Henry D.
Publication
Philadelphia : Printed by George H. Buchanan company, 1926.

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2 p. l., 7-248 p. front : (incl. ports, facsims, coat of arms) fold maps; 22 cm
Alternative Title
Where Pennsylvania history began.
Subject
  • Delaware
  • Historic buildings > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  • Tinicum Island (Pa.)
  • Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Note
  • Cover title: Where Pennsylvania history began.
  • "Index key to historical map" on back lining paper.
  • "This historical sketch is offered in commemoration of the visit to New Sweden. by Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and the Crown Princess Louise of Sweden, in the year 1926."
LCCN
26016626
OCLC
ocm01305408
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries