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Map Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa. : from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher

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Title

  • Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa. : from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher

Names

  • Geil, Samuel, cartographer, publisher.
  • Bourquin, F. (Frederick), 1808-, printer.
  • Worley & Bracher, engraver.

Created / Published

  • Doylestown, Pa. : Published by Samuel Geil, 1874.
  • Philad'a [Philadelphia] : Printed by F. Bourquin.

Headings

  • -  Real property--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps
  • -  Landowners--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps
  • -  Buildings--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Maps
  • -  Business enterprises--Pennsylvania--Doylestown--Directories
  • -  Doylestown (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Doylestown

Genre

  • Cadastral maps

Notes

  • -  Borough cadastral map showing all buildings, lot lines/numbers, land subdivison names, and landowners' names.
  • -  Hand colored to indicate extent of subdivisions.
  • -  "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1874 by Samuel Geil in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington."
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Use-worn, very brittle, fold-lined, torn at sheet edges/fold lines, missing small sections of margins, missing section of cartographic content at upper left of large sheet.
  • -  Includes notes, directory titled "Business notices of subscribers", illustrations of selected buildings, and illustration of the residence of Samuel Geil.

Medium

  • 1 map on 3 sheets: hand colored ; 120 x 112 cm, sheets 178 x 86 cm and 64 x 35 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.D63G46 1874 .G4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2017594100

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Geil, Samuel, Cartographer, Publisher, F Bourquin, and Engraver Worley & Bracher. Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa.: from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher. [Doylestown, Pa.: Published by Samuel Geil, . Philad'a Philadelphia: Printed by F. Bourquin, 1874] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2017594100/.

APA citation style:

Geil, S., Bourquin, F. & Worley & Bracher, E. (1874) Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa.: from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher. [Doylestown, Pa.: Published by Samuel Geil, . Philad'a Philadelphia: Printed by F. Bourquin] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2017594100/.

MLA citation style:

Geil, Samuel, Cartographer, Publisher, F Bourquin, and Engraver Worley & Bracher. Map of Doylestown borough, Bucks County Pa.: from special surveys and other data, under the direction of the publisher. [Doylestown, Pa.: Published by Samuel Geil, . Philad'a Philadelphia: Printed by F. Bourquin, 1874] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017594100/>.