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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.

Henry D. Paxson (Author)
Print Book, English, 1926
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Printed by George H. Buchanan Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1926
History
2 preliminary leaves, 7-248 pages front : (including portraits, facsimiles, coat of arms), folded maps ; 22 cm
1305408
1600-1775
Delaware
Historic buildings
Historic buildings Pennsylvania
History
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Pennsylvanie Histoire ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Tinicum Island (Pa.)
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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.
Paxson, Henry D.
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Maps: 1. Map of New Sweden (1654-1655)
2. Map of New Sweden (1638-1655)
3. Historical map (Map of a trip from Philadelphia to Tinicum Island)
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."