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City of Philadelphia

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
City of Philadelphia
Additional title: Appleton's general guide to the United States and Canada
Names
D. Appleton and Company (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 (Questionable)
Place: New York?
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.?
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-951
Topics
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 698, column a, no. 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:18,000 (W 75°12ʹ39ʺ--W 75°08ʹ11ʺ/N 39°59ʹ06ʺ--N 39°56ʹ07ʺ).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 28 x 34 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on paper and cloth, 31 x 37 cm
Description
Plan of city with table of references identifying important buildings. Possibly from Appleton's general guide to the United States and Canada. New York, 1881, v. 1, page 26.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 945091309
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21417224
Folder number: US214.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1d0dd3c0-c40d-0135-e5dd-47541aba5332
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1881: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "City of Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25715230-c40d-0135-ef7b-0916f5de605d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "City of Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25715230-c40d-0135-ef7b-0916f5de605d

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1881). City of Philadelphia Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/25715230-c40d-0135-ef7b-0916f5de605d

Wikipedia Citation

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City of Philadelphia