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This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796

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This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796

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This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796
Additional title: Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs
Names
Hills, John (Surveyor) (Draftsman)
Hunter, Thomas (Printer)
Cooke, John, of Hendon (Engraver)
Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800 (Associated name)
Boydell, John, 1720-1804 (Publisher)
Boydell, Josiah, 1752-1817 (Publisher)
Smedley, Samuel Lightfoot, 1832-1894 (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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United States (except New York)

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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881-05-30
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Republished by Saml. L. Smedley, chief engineer & surveyor
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-946
Topics
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Engraved by John Cooke of Hendon, Middlesex, near London.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 694, column b, no. 5
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:8,000. Not "600 feet to an inch" (W 75°12ʹ42ʺ--W 75°07ʹ54ʺ/N 39°58ʹ02ʺ--N 39°55ʹ51ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 66 x 92 cm
Description
Covers Schuylkill to the Delaware Rivers ; part of Moyamensing to Kingsinton. Shows names of streets, roads, buildings or built-up blocks, drainage and points of interest. Relief shown by hachures. Next to title: The seal of the City of Philadelphia. At left margin, printed inscription, dated Sept. 5, 1796, from Matthew Clarkson, Mayor of Philadelphia. Facsimile. Originally published: Philadelphia : published and sold by John Hills, surveyor & draughsman, 1797; [London] : Published 1st January 1798 by Messrs. John & Josiah Boydell at the Shakespeare Gallery & at No. 90 Cheapside.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 646112110
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21393544
Folder number: US210.1.11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ba806530-bc01-0135-3361-0439b9d570d1
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

  • 1881: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881-05-30. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c86f00-65d1-0136-32a6-08966ce9878c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c86f00-65d1-0136-32a6-08966ce9878c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1881-05-30). This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d1c86f00-65d1-0136-32a6-08966ce9878c

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This plan of the city of Philadelphia and it's environs (shewing the improved parts) is dedicated to the mayor, aldermen and citizens thereof, by their most obedient servant John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman, May 30th 1796