Excerpt from The Pictorial Sketch-Book of Pennsylvania: Or Its Scenery, Internal Improvements, Resources, and Agriculture We may add, that over seventeen hundred dollars have been expended for pictorial illustrations, some Of which we can point to as fair specimens of the art. During the particular time we were engaged in the preparation of these pages, however, an unusual activity prevailed among our best wood engravers, in consequence of large orders from the Government. We were, therefore, in several instances, forced to employ artists, of ordinary talent - though, upon the whole, we think the reader will find little to complain of under this head. The matter is, what it purports to be, Off-hand, and no particular cre dit is claimed or expected for it. We have profited from the works of others to a greater extent than we should, had our time been less limited. Our acknowledgments are due to the works Of the late Prof. Richardson. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.