A plan of the city of Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, from an actual survey

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A plan of the city of Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, from an actual survey
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of the city of Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, from an actual survey
Creator:
Easburn, Benjamin
Engraver:
André, Peter
Contributor:
Dury, Andrew
Name on Item:
by Benjamin Easburn ; P. André, sculp.
Date:
1776
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware Bay
Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 50 x 67 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : Andrew Dury
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:5,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Shows name and location of important buildings and wharf facilities.
Inset: A chart of Delaware Bay and River, from the original by Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia, 1776 [ca. 1:700,000].
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Identifier:
06_01_009520
LCCN:
gm 71002155