Collection Items
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MapA map of the improved part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America : begun by Wil. Penn, Proprietary & Governour thereof anno 1681
Map of the Province of Pennsilvania containing the three countyes of Chester, Philadelphia & Bucks : Shows rural landholders' names, lot lines, and proprietary manors. Map content (as of 1687) does not differ from earlier eds. Title from upper border. Statement of dedication at upper left:To the worthey William Penn Esq., Proprietor of Pennsilvania in America, this map is humbly dedicated by Iohn Thornton & Robert Greene. Hand col. in pink watercolor to emphasize the map border; the map content...- Contributor: Greene, Robert - Lamb, Francis - Pennsylvania. Surveyor General - Holme, Thomas - Thornton, John
- Date: 1687-01-01
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MapBy a draft of Foxhall & Morris purchase : [Philadelphia]. Shows area along the Schuylkill from Francis to Vine Streets, including Morris Street. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backed paper. Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Date: 1802-01-01
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MapTo the citizens of Philadelphia, this new plan of the city and its environs is respectfully dedicated by the editor Relief shown by hachures. Selected buildings shown pictorially. Includes indexes and illustrations. State number II, according to Wheat & Brun. Shows some landowners. LC Ward maps, 171 Wheat & Brun 1969, 465 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Varle, Charles
- Date: 1802-01-01
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Map[Manuscript map of Kensington in Philadelphia]. Selected buildings shown pictorially. Shows some landowners. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on cloth backed paper, with an attached sheet (19 x 34 cm) with a few manuscript numbers. Purchased at the sale of George Gordon Meade's collection. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: Meade, George Gordon
- Date: 1820-01-01
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MapMap of Philadelphia showing population in year 1920, as enumerated in U.S. Census, and existing electric railway system Scale ca. 1:43,000. Shows radial distances and unelectrified railroads. Also shows unelectrified railroads. Also covers adjacent suburbs. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651/1; 651/2; 650/3; 650/4
- Contributor: Philadelphia. Department of City Transit
- Date: 1921-01-01