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

Metadata

Creator	Easburn, Benjamin.
Date	1776
Name on Item	by Benjamin Easburn ; P. André, sculp.
Publisher	Andrew Dury
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:5,000]
Language	English
Location	Boston Public Library
Collection (local)	Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects	Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	Delaware Bay North and Central America Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia (county) United States
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 50 x 67 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
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]. Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.