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Surveys for a future water supply , Map showing proposed lines of aqueducts from the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers and Perkiomen Creek, also available watersheds of the Neshaminy, Tohickon, Mill, and Perkiomen Creeks, and of certain tributaries of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers north of the Blue Mountains

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Surveys for a future water supply , Map showing proposed lines of aqueducts from the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers and Perkiomen Creek, also available watersheds of the Neshaminy, Tohickon, Mill, and Perkiomen Creeks, and of certain tributaries of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers north of the Blue Mountains
Additional title: Map showing proposed lines of aqueducts from the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers and Perkiomen Creek, also available watersheds of the Neshaminy, Tohickon, Mill, and Perkiomen Creeks, and of certain tributaries of the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers north of the Blue Mountains
Names
Philadelphia (Pa.). Water Department (Creator)
Hering, Rudolph, 1847-1923 (Creator)
Philadelphia (Pa.). Water Department (Publisher)
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Maps of North America

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United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1885
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Philadelphia Water Department
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5230
Topics
Aqueducts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region
Water-supply -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Hydrology -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Region
Hydrology
Water-supply
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Philadelphia Region (Pa.)
Genres
Maps
Thematic maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Rudolph Hering, engineer in charge.
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 692, column a, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:190,080. 3 miles to 1 inch (W 75°46ʹ--W 74°44ʹ/N 41°05ʹ--N 39°58ʹ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : color ; 67 x 49 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy lacks accompanying diagram.
Description
Includes table of statistics for proposed aqueducts and watersheds. "Plate II." Accompanied by: Pumpage diagram for the year 1885. 1 chart : col. ; 34 x 45 cm. NYPL Map Div. copy lacks accompanying diagram.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 62148347
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646268
Folder number: US214.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01c82040-c705-0135-0c61-6535d613b2ae
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Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Surveys for a future water supply " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1885. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/110b5560-c705-0135-19ac-2788f52e8157

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Surveys for a future water supply " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/110b5560-c705-0135-19ac-2788f52e8157

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1885). Surveys for a future water supply Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/110b5560-c705-0135-19ac-2788f52e8157

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Surveys for a future water supply