Research Catalog

Title

A map of Philadelphia and parts adjacent : with a perspective view of the State-House / by N. Scull and G. Heap.

Author

Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?

Publication

Philadelphia : Benj. R. Boggs, 1893.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Heap, George, active 1715-1760
• Boggs, Benj. R. (Benjamin Randolph)
• David Mc Neely Stauffer Collection (Map Div. 17-943, copy 1)
• Emmet Collection. $n 3320 (Map Div. 17-943, copy 2)

Description

1 map; 33 x 30 cm, on sheet 54 x 35 cm

Alternative Title

• Perspective view of the State-House
• Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US209.1.02

Subjects

• Landowners
• Early maps
• Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
• Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Region
• Facsimiles
• Landowners > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles
• Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Early works
• Aerial views
• Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) Aerial views > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles
• Landowners > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Region > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles
• Philadelphia (Pa.) > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles
• Maps
• Philadelphia Region (Pa.) > Maps > Early works to 1800 > Facsimiles

Genre/Form

• Aerial views.
• Early works.
• Maps.
• Early maps.
• Facsimiles.

Note

• Rural buildings shown with occupants' names.
• "1750" above Statehouse.
• "Republished 1893 by Benj. R. Boggs, Philadelphia."
• Facsimile of state showing estate of Wm. Allen near Germantown with his name added to the "Table of distances."
• Differs from other states in that it includes a "Scale of Inches" in addition to a "Scale of Furlongs & Miles."
• Includes text, distance table, illustrations, and ground-level view of the Statehouse (later Independence Hall).

Indexed In (note)

• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 17-943

OCLC

62882164

Author

Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?, creator.

Title

A map of Philadelphia and parts adjacent : with a perspective view of the State-House / by N. Scull and G. Heap.

Publisher

Philadelphia : Benj. R. Boggs, 1893.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:65,000 (W 75°17ʹ01ʺ--W 75°02ʹ27ʺ/N 40°03ʹ05ʺ--N 39°51ʹ08ʺ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 693, column a

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy 1: D. McN. Stauffer Collection and Gift. Lower margin trimmed off. Mounted on paper and cloth, 79 x 33 cm, along with handwritten letter from D. McN. Stauffer to Mr. Eames dated May 7, 1900.

NYPL Map Div. copy 2: Emmet Collection 3320. Margins trimmed off. Mounted on paper 53 x 39 cm. Annotated with red underlining of a resident's name on map, with handwritten explanation beneath map that red "show[s] the situation of Mr. John Moland's residence near Phila."

NYPL Map Div. copy 3: Margins trimmed off. Mounted on paper and cloth, 58 x 38 cm.

NYPL Map Div. copy 4: On sheet 54 x 35 cm, mounted on cloth.

NYPL Map Div. copy 5: Mounted on paper and cloth, 57 x 37 cm. Imperfect copy: small pieces chipped off around margins and across center of map just north of Philadelphia street grid.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Place of Publication

United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.

Added Author

Heap, George, active 1715-1760, creator.

Boggs, Benj. R. (Benjamin Randolph), publisher.

David Mc Neely Stauffer Collection (Map Div. 17-943, copy 1)

Emmet Collection. $n 3320 (Map Div. 17-943, copy 2)

Research Call Number

Map Div. 17-943