This 1861 map is based on surveys compiled by D. Jackson Lake and Silas N. Beers, with additional surveys by Frederick W. Beers, Daniel Glover Beers., and L. B. Lake. The map was published by C. K. Stone and A. Pomeroy, Philadelphia. The first issue appeared in 1860, Published by John E. Gillette and C. K. Stone.
C. K. Stone and A. Pomeroy were prominent American map publishers active during the mid-19th century (roughly 1860–1874) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They specialized in producing highly detailed, large-scale county atlases and expansive wall maps. The firm is most famous for its definitive cartographic surveys of the mid-Atlantic region, frequently collaborating with notable contemporary cartographers, surveyors, and publishers like Rufus L. Barnes, Henry F. Walling, and the Beers family (S.N., F.W., and D.G. Beers)
Silas Norman Beers (September 3, 1837 – May 12, 1873) was a mapmaker in New York, the brother of Daniel Glover Beers (October 19, 1841 – February 12, 1913) and son of Charles Henry Beers (November 3, 1813 – March 5, 1892). He was marred to Sarah Nichols (1840 – 1933) in 1860. He lived most of his life in Connecticut as a farmer, but also worked as a Civil Engineer with his brother, Daniel Glover Beers, and uncle, Frederick William Beers (August 17, 1839 – September 8, 1933).
Frederick William Beers (August 17, 1839 – September 8, 1933) was an American map publisher, cartographer, and surveyor. Beers was born in Maryland, the son of map publisher James Botsford Beers (October 16, 1811 – June 3, 1901), but lived much of his life in New York where he was the chief of the map division and Commissioner of Public Records in Brooklyn. He joined the family business in 1870 and along with his father, published the Farm Line Atlas of the County of Kings and the Atlas of Long Island. He is credited with personally mapping every county in New York State. Frederick worked with his family into the mapmaking trade, including his brother, Charles Henry Beers (November 3, 1813 – March 5, 1892), and nephews Silas Norman Beers (September 3, 1837 – May 12, 1873) and Daniel Glover Beers (October 19, 1841 – February 12, 1913). He retired from the publishing business in 1930, when he was more than 90 years old. He died on September 8, 1933 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
