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Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park : for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery declared to be a part of Fairmount Park by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868

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Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park

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Title
Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park : for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery declared to be a part of Fairmount Park by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868
Names
Cresson, John C. (John Chapman), 1806-1876 (Creator)
Linton, S. B. (S. Benton) (Engraver)
Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1869 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.
Publisher: Commissioners of Fairmount Park
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5210
Topics
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Landowners
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Fairmount Park
Pennsylvania -- Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)
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Maps
Cadastral maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Jno. C. Cresson, chief engineer ; eng'd by S.B. Linton, No. 148 S. 4th St., Philada., Pa.
Acquisition: Gift; Richard F. Helbig, Lenox Library Bldg., New York; 1909/06/19
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 685, column a, no. 3
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:9,600. 800 ft. to an inch (W 75°13ʹ48ʺ--W 75°11ʹ24ʺ/N 40°04ʹ48ʺ--N 40°00ʹ36ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 22 x 79 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy stamped in upper margin: Richard F. Helbig, Lenox Library Bldg., New York. Adjacent handwritten notation: Gift of 19 June 1909
Description
Also shows owners of adjacent property. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north towards the lower right. "Adopted by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, this fifteenth day of May A.D. 1869."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 868685630
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646248
Folder number: US212.1.07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3c602960-bb49-0135-957f-0439435b3ae1
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1806: Creator Born
  • 1869: Issued
  • 1876: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48f1def0-bb49-0135-cdd8-0c363c18465c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 30, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48f1def0-bb49-0135-cdd8-0c363c18465c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1869). Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/48f1def0-bb49-0135-cdd8-0c363c18465c

Wikipedia Citation

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Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park