Map To the mayor, recorder, aldermen, common council, and freemen of Philadelphia this plan of the improved part of the city surveyed and laid down by the late Nicholas Scull,

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Title

  • To the mayor, recorder, aldermen, common council, and freemen of Philadelphia this plan of the improved part of the city surveyed and laid down by the late Nicholas Scull,

Names

  • Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?
  • Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800.
  • Biddle, Mary.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia; Sold by the editors, Matthew Clarkson and Mary Biddle, 1762.

Headings

  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:4,900.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  Includes illus. of ships in the river, index to points of interest, and insets "A" and "B."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651; 700

Medium

  • map 49 x 66 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P5 1762 .S3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692589

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?, Matthew Clarkson, and Mary Biddle. To the mayor, recorder, aldermen, common council, and freemen of Philadelphia this plan of the improved part of the city surveyed and laid down by the late Nicholas Scull. Philadelphia; Sold by the editors, Matthew Clarkson and Mary Biddle, 1762. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692589/.

APA citation style:

Scull, N., Clarkson, M. & Biddle, M. (1762) To the mayor, recorder, aldermen, common council, and freemen of Philadelphia this plan of the improved part of the city surveyed and laid down by the late Nicholas Scull. Philadelphia; Sold by the editors, Matthew Clarkson and Mary Biddle. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692589/.

MLA citation style:

Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?, Matthew Clarkson, and Mary Biddle. To the mayor, recorder, aldermen, common council, and freemen of Philadelphia this plan of the improved part of the city surveyed and laid down by the late Nicholas Scull. Philadelphia; Sold by the editors, Matthew Clarkson and Mary Biddle, 1762. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692589/>.