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A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs
Names
Hills, John, surveyor (Surveyor)
Kneass, William, 1780-1840 (Engraver)
Varnum, Joseph B. (Joseph Bradley), 1750 or 1751-1821 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1809 (Approximate)
Place: Philadelphia :
Publisher: Published ... by the author ... ,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-1882
Topics
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Maps
Landowners -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Metropolitan Area
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area (Pa.) -- Maps
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Published May 1st 1808, as the act directs and sold by the author, and principal booksellers in Philadelphia."
Content: "The distance between the circles is one mile."
Content: Circular map with ills.
Content: Includes dedication, and note by J.B. Varnum, dated Feb. 1st, 1809.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows names of landowners.
Citation/reference: Phillips, P.L. Descriptive maps and views of Philadelphia, in the Library of Congress, 181
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 703
Statement of responsibility: surveyed by John Hills, in the summers of 1801, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 ; Wm. Kneass sculp.
Date: Date issued: 1808 [i.e. 1809]
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map on 4 sheets : hand col. ; 66 x 91 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 46764806
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15022058
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7e67e780-c52b-012f-049d-3c075448cc4b
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.

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  • 1809: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1809. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd427e8-e308-cd2f-e040-e00a18061fc7

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 26, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd427e8-e308-cd2f-e040-e00a18061fc7

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1809). A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8bd427e8-e308-cd2f-e040-e00a18061fc7

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A plan of the city of Philadelphia and environs