TITLE Map of the County of Philadelphia from actual survey
DATE 1843
SIZE 60 inches by 36 inches
SCALE 2.5 inches = 1 mile
CREATORS Charles Ellet, Jr. (1910-1862), supervising C. Cramer, draftsman; J. [James] H. [Hamilton] Young, engraver; and D. H. Kennedy, surveyor
FEATURES This is the earliest map that shows the entire county of Philadelphia, which became the city after the act of consolidation in 1854.
SOURCES Free Library of Philadelphia, Map Collection, through the Greater Philadelphia Geohistory Network; and the Library of Congress. The Free Library copy is the best color version, but the Library of Congress also offers an uncolored version that is, in some ways, easier to read.
WHY I LOVE THIS MAP
This map shows more streams on one map than any other map of the city. It was the basis of the Historic Streams map that I use in many of my public lectures. It also shows various topographical features using hachure lines around the valleys in particular, and provides names for many streams that are unnamed on other maps.
