Statement Of Responsibility: Prepared for Gopsill's directory by O.W. Gray & Son, No. 10 North Fifth St., Philadelphia.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 697, column b, no. 7
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:20,000 (W 75°14ʹ04ʺ--W 75°05ʹ59ʺ/N 40°00ʹ24ʺ--N 39°55ʹ22ʺ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 40 x 75 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on paper and cloth 44 x 80 cm

Abstract

Shows wards. Includes ancillary map, "Outline map of the country and city of Philadelphia and vicinity," scale approximately 1:95,000; notes, and list of locations of steam railroad passenger depots. In English; legend in English, French, and German.

Languages

English
French
German

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 55719636
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646262
Folder number: US213.2.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a0f3a90-bb68-0135-1a55-3fe3b6ecd96f

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1876

Cite this item

MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the compact portion of Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1876. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a0f3a90-bb68-0135-1a55-3fe3b6ecd96f

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1876). Map of the compact portion of Philadelphia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a0f3a90-bb68-0135-1a55-3fe3b6ecd96f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the compact portion of Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7a0f3a90-bb68-0135-1a55-3fe3b6ecd96f

Wikipedia citation

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