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Map of Historic Philadelphia in the Late 18th Century

by Gordon Lloyd

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Map of Historic Philadelphia in the Late 18th Century

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Note: The image used in this map is taken from Birch's Views of Philadelphia in 1800, which includes 29 engraved plates of historic Philadelphia. Special thanks to Colleen Garot for her work on an earlier version of this map and to Natalie Bolton, Margie Hope, Forrest McDonald, Lisa Ormiston, and Earle Spamer for their help with a number of the photographs and stories behind the red dots.

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