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Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park : for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery declared to be a part of Fairmount Park by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868

Title
Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park : for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery declared to be a part of Fairmount Park by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868 / Jno. C. Cresson, chief engineer ; eng'd by S.B. Linton, No. 148 S. 4th St., Philada., Pa.
Author
Cresson, John C. (John Chapman), 1806-1876
Publication
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : [Commissioners of Fairmount Park], [1869]

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Additional Authors
  • Linton, S. B. (S. Benton)
  • Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Description
1 map : hand colored; 22 x 79 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US212.1.07
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Cadastral maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Oriented with north towards the lower right.
  • "Adopted by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park, this fifteenth day of May A.D. 1869."
  • Also shows owners of adjacent property.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5210
OCLC
868685630
Author
Cresson, John C. (John Chapman), 1806-1876, creator.
Title
Map of the survey of Wissahickon Creek from its mouth to Paul's Mill Road defining boundaries of land appropriated by the Commissioners of Fairmount Park : for the protection of the purity of the water of said creek and the preservation of the beauty of its scenery declared to be a part of Fairmount Park by act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the 14th day of April A.D. 1868 / Jno. C. Cresson, chief engineer ; eng'd by S.B. Linton, No. 148 S. 4th St., Philada., Pa.
Publisher
[Philadelphia, Pa.] : [Commissioners of Fairmount Park], [1869]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:9,600. 800 ft. to an inch (W 75°13ʹ48ʺ--W 75°11ʹ24ʺ/N 40°04ʹ48ʺ--N 40°00ʹ36ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 685, column a, no. 3
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy stamped in upper margin: Richard F. Helbig, Lenox Library Bldg., New York. Adjacent handwritten notation: Gift of 19 June 1909.
Source
US212.1.07
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center copy image
Local Subject
Wissahickon (Pennsylvania) Maps.
Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Added Author
Linton, S. B. (S. Benton), engraver.
Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5210 [Filed with Philadelphia, 1868]
Map Div. 17-5210
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