Ash, Joshua W. (sold)
Joshua W. Ash (July 3, 1802 - February 26, 1879) was an American physician, railroad tycoon, and mapmaker active in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, in the middle part of the 19th century. Ash was the director of the mine Hill Railroad and Allegheny Railroad. He was also involved with the Apprentices' Library of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children at Elwyn (Elwyn Institute), Delaware County, PA.
The most important map of Delaware County, PA.
Map of Delaware County Pennsylvania.
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One of only 4 known surviving examples of Joshua W. Ash's important 1848 map of Delaware, County Pennsylvania. Delaware county, located just southwest of Philadelphia, is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most historic areas, the home of Swarthmore College, the Haverford School (Haverford Friends School), the Elwyn Institute, and numerous other institutions. It was here, at Chester, that William Penn first landed in 1682, founding the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania. At the time this map was made Chester was a region of rolling hills and gentlemanly estates - including the mapmaker Ash's own family properties. (more details)