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Map Map of Philadelphia County : constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816

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Title

  • Map of Philadelphia County : constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March 1816

Names

  • Melish, John, 1771-1822.
  • Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co.

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Melish, 1819.

Headings

  • -  Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps
  • -  Real property--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:79,200; 1 1/4 miles to an in.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  LC copy annotated in pencil.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Reference meridian: Washington.
  • -  Shows land owners' names in rural areas.
  • -  LC Land ownership maps, no. 783
  • -  Includes "Remarks, statistical and geological" and "Statistical table."
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • 1 map : col. ; 44 x 49 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P5 1819 .M4

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 79695293

Online Format

  • image

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Melish, John, and Vallance Tanner. Map of Philadelphia County: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March. Philadelphia: Melish, 1819. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/79695293/.

APA citation style:

Melish, J. & Tanner, V. (1819) Map of Philadelphia County: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March. Philadelphia: Melish. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/79695293/.

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Melish, John, and Vallance Tanner. Map of Philadelphia County: constructed by virtue of an act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania passed 19th March. Philadelphia: Melish, 1819. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/79695293/>.