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Plan of the grounds and buildings of the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876.

Title
  1. Plan of the grounds and buildings of the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876.
Published by
  1. [Philadelphia, Pa.] : [J.B. Lippincott & Co.?], [1876]
Author
  1. Centennial Guide Book Co., creator.

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Description
  1. 1 map : color; 43 x 60 cm
Alternative title
  1. Visitors' guide to the centennial exhibition and Philadelphia.
  2. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US213.2.06
Subject
  1. Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) > Maps
  2. Philadelphia (Pa.) > Buildings, structures, etc > Maps
  3. Buildings
  4. Centennial Exhibition
  5. Maps
  6. Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
  7. Tourist maps
  8. Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) > Maps
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
  2. Tourist maps.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 17-5222
Note
  1. Shows buildings, fences, water, lawns, roads, and passenger railways on the Centennial Exhibition grounds in Fairmount Park.
  2. "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by the 'Centennial Guide Book Company,' Limited, in the Office of the LIbrarian of Congress at Washington."
  3. Oriented with north to the upper left.
  4. Includes illustrations of flags and index/key to buildings.
  5. Verso of map includes notes on the plan.
  6. Probably from Visitors' guide to the centennial exhibition and Philadelphia. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., [1876]
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Author
  1. Centennial Guide Book Co., creator.
Title
  1. Plan of the grounds and buildings of the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, 1876.
Publisher
  1. [Philadelphia, Pa.] : [J.B. Lippincott & Co.?], [1876]
Edition
  1. [Edition "entered ... 1875," with buildings numbered up to 160.]
Cartographic data
  1. Scale approximately 1:3,600 (W 75°13ʹ38ʺ--W 75°11ʹ36ʺ/N 39°59ʹ49ʺ--N 39°58ʹ26ʺ).
Type of content
  1. cartographic image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Indexed in:
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 7, page 697, column c, no. 6
Local note
  1. NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on cloth; text on verso illegible.
Source
  1. US213.2.06
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Added title
  1. Visitors' guide to the centennial exhibition and Philadelphia.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 17-5222
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