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Pilots' Book A Rare 19th Century River Chart Treasure
A century old copy of Western Pilot, a Mississippi Ohio river chart book, passed into the possession of Harry H. Lang of South Ninth Street. The work, owned by A. Walton of Princeton, dates from 1819 to 1821 surveys and was published in 1525. It preserves early river navigation instructions and contrasts with modern charts showing islands and dams.
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