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 AD. 1868
Item Information
- 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 AD. 1868
- Creator:
- Cressen, John C.
- Engraver:
- Linton, S. B.
- Name on Item:
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Jno. C. Cressen, chief engineer ; eng'd by S.B. Linton.
- Date:
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[1869]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Landowners--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Maps
Wissahickon Creek (Pa.)--Maps
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Maps
- Places:
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Wissahickon Creek
Philadelphia (county)Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
- Extent:
- 1 map : col. ; 22 x 77 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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Philadelphia, Pa :
Commissioners of Fairmount Park
- Scale:
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Scale [1:9,600]. 800 ft. to an inch
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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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.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Identifier:
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06_01_011485
- Call #:
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G3822.W816 1869 .F35
- Barcode:
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39999065685131
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