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We hereby certify that the above plan for the numbering of houses in the City of Philadelphia and adjoining Districts was prepared by us in conformity with a resolution of the City Councils passed March 1st, 1838. Samuel Hains, City Surveyor. Philip M. Price, Surveyor, District of Spring Garden. , 1838 ca.

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We hereby certify that the above plan for the numbering of houses in the City of Philadelphia and adjoining Districts was prepared by us in conformity with a resolution of the City Councils passed March 1st, 1838. Samuel Hains, City Surveyor. Philip M. Price, Surveyor, District of Spring Garden. , 1838 ca.
Surveyor:
Hains, Samuel; Price, Philip M.
Date:
1838 ca.
Size:
52 x 39 in.
Image Note:
The colors in this image may have been adjusted to enhance legibility, and may not accurately reflect the original item.
Map Features:
Girard College, Market St. Canal, Fairmount, Cohocksink Creek, house numbers at block ends, drainage areas and sewers, detailed wharf line. Sewer lines and colored drainage areas were likely added later but probably before 1854.
Media:
Mounted
Scale:
1 inch = 500 feet
Source:
Image File(s):
095-01_HP