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Source Description
Facsimile of state 2.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4m90fd108
label
This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's [sic] environs, (shewing the improved parts,) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4m90fd108
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's [sic] environs, (shewing the improved parts,) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof
description
Facsimile of state 2.
date
["1881"]
year
1881
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_011481
creators
Hills, John, (Surveyor)
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Pennsylvania
county
Philadelphia
city
Philadelphia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Philadelphia
publisher
Republished by Saml. L. Smedley, chief engineer & surveyor
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
39.95
schema:longitude
-75.15
extent
1 map ; 66 x 93 cm.
notes
Facsimile of state 2.
Shows names of streets, roads, drainage and points of interest.
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north towards the upper left.
Next to title, engraving: The Seal of the City of Philadelphia.
At left margin, printed inscription, dated Sept. 5, 1796, from Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia.
Includes references to points of interest.
Originally published: Philadelphia : John Hills, 1797 ; [London] : Messrs. John & Josiah Boydell, 1798.
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no
dcId
4m90fd108
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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b7edfa0abc4f3b5e