
The Delaware River serves as the central artery for commerce and transport in this late 19th-century survey, separating the burgeoning townships of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, from Burlington County, New Jersey. The landscape is defined by its industrial and social infrastructure, featuring the sprawling State Lunatic Asylum near Trenton and numerous maritime access points like Tullytown Wharf and Dunks Ferry. A dense network of rail lines, including the Philadelphia and Newtown Railroad and the Amboy Division Pennsylvania Railroad, reflects a region in transition from rural agriculture to an integrated industrial corridor.
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1888 · Bordentown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Pemberton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Mount Holly
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Princeton
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Lambertville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Doylestown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Burlington
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Lambertville
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Doylestown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Philadelphia
USGS Topo · 1:62,500