05 - Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts

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05 - Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts

MP/05

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Reference Number: MP/05

Description: Plan of part of the city of Philadelphia and adjoining districts showing Powelton' ,1845; drawn by WF Roberts, engineer of mines, of 74 South Third Street, Philadelphia.Shows the River Schvylrill, street plan with street names, major utilities and public buildings, coloured areas marked with the names Alexander Baring, Henry Baring, William Bingham, Edward Burd, Robert Hare and John Hare Powel; with inset showing the city in relation to the river system.Scale approx. 250 feet to one inch, backed on canvas, hand drawn and coloured.Rolled with the map are four sale notices, viz:'Hope's land 30,000 acres of farm and timber lands', undated. 'Farms for sale. Fine limestone and chocolate land, in Huntingdon County, PA', 1 Apr 1 1848. '20,000 acres of farm and timber land, in Monroe County, Penn'a'', Mar 1848. Conditions for the sale of land in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, May 1848.

Date: 1845

TBAL Reference: 300604

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