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Plan of the city of Philadelphia, 1876

Title
Plan of the city of Philadelphia, 1876 / drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble.
Author
Gamble, W. H. (William H.)
Publication
[Philadelphia] : Mitchell Map Co., [1876]

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-949Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868.
  • Mitchell Map Co., publisher.
Description
1 map : hand colored; 36 x 52 cm, on sheet 54 x 60 cm
Alternative Title
  • 1776 - Centennial views - 1876
  • 1776-1876 Centennial views
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US213.2.03
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Tourist maps.
Note
  • Also covers Camden, N.J.
  • Shows wards, rail lines, and selected buildings.
  • Includes illustrations of Main Building, Machinery Hall, Memorial Hall, and Horticultural Hall (above map) ; Agricultural Hall, U.S. Government building, Womens' Pavilion, and Judges Hall (below map) of the Centennial Exhibition in Fairmount Park. Map and illustrations within ornamental border.
  • Colored by ward.
  • "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1876 by S. Augustus Mitchell in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-949
OCLC
47179154
Author
Gamble, W. H. (William H.), creator, draftsman, engraver.
Title
Plan of the city of Philadelphia, 1876 / drawn and engraved by W.H. Gamble.
Publisher
[Philadelphia] : Mitchell Map Co., [1876]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:25,300 (W 75°15ʹ11ʺ--W 75°06ʹ01ʺ/N 40°00ʹ24ʺ--N 39°55ʹ11ʺ).
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 697, column b, no. 5
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy: margins trimmed; sheet 51 x 59 cm. Author statement and "Act of Congress" statement presumably trimmed off.
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Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Added Author
Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868.
Mitchell Map Co., publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-949
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