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“Philadelphie,” Bird’s Eye View, 1855

A bird's eye view of Philadelphia from across the Schuylkill showing roughly Port Richmond to South Philadelphia, created in 1855 by French artist Léon-Auguste Asselineau.

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"Philadelphie," [Bird's Eye View] Asselineau, lith. Imp. Lemercier, Paris. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1855. Reproduced in 1970 by Historic Urban Plans, Ithaca, New York from a lithograph in The Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Further information about the piece, including landmarks and orientation, can be found on the Library Company of Philadelphia's page.

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Topic
Temporal Coverage
Neighborhood
Format (Medium)

Print

File Size

1 mb

Image Dimensions

2560 x 1906 px

Catalog Number

2016.002.0062

Rights Holder

Library Company of Philadelphia

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