Map of Philadelphia photographically reduced from the 25 large sectional drawings contained in Smedley's complete atlas of Philadelphia

Item data

Title

Map of Philadelphia photographically reduced from the 25 large sectional drawings contained in Smedley's complete atlas of Philadelphia

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Names

Smedley, Samuel Lightfoot, 1832-1894 (Creator)
Bourquin, F. (Frederick), 1808- (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1867 (Inferred)
Place: Philadelphia, Pa.?
Publisher: Samuel L. Smedley?

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5209

Subjects

Philadelphia (Pa.)
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Administrative and political divisions
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared expressly for an index thereto by Samuel L. Smedley, city surveyor, 35th St. & Lancaster Ave.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1867 by Saml. L. Smedley in the clerks office of the district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 696, column c, no. 5
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:43,000 (W 75°15ʹ16ʺ--W 75°03ʹ42ʺ/N 40°04ʹ00ʺ--N 39°53ʹ12ʺ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 49 x 38 cm
Mounted on paper and cloth, 54 x 42 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy imperfect: lower left corner lacking, and top and side margins trimmed.

Abstract

Shows wards, railroads, and 3-mile radial distance from intersection of Market and Broad streets. Relief shown by hachures.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 1008890378
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646247
Folder number: US212.1.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 21f28500-bb48-0135-52c6-004d171ac8a0

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1867

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