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Pub Year Map Maker Pub Place Map Title Map Price (USD) Picture
1852Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co.PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$125 Picture

A lithograph with hand colored wash by Ward

Size: 17 inches X 13-5/8

Map Type: City

This is a good copy with vivid full color wash.

This interesting map of Philadelphia shows all the city wards and identifies numerous landmarks including Hotels, Churches, Banks, as well as other public buildings, squares and market places. Many dock, slip and landing locations are identified.

References: A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, #807, Phillips, P.L, Government Printing Office, Washington; American Maps and Mapmakers, page 313, Ristow, George, Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 1985; Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, Volume 1 Page 209 Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., Scott, Valerie, Map Collector Publications, Tring, Hertz, England, 1999

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