Map of Historic Philadelphia in the Late 18th Century

Click on a location on the map or in the legend to learn more about the significance of that historical site.

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.