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Map Lovers’ Monday: Circles of Destruction

Pennypack Park and Creek map, Roland Williams, 2005

Pennypack Park Map

Plans and maps of the Pennypack Creek Watershed in Philadelphia

Map showing various routes of transportation in Philadelphia and surrounding area. Focused mainly on suburban Philadelphia areas.

Map Lovers’ Monday: 1896 Suburban Transportation Map

Models of Change

Sometimes the backside is the best side

Frankford borough map, 1845

Map of Frankford Borough, 1845

Early visions of Philadelphia’s airport

Color image of a grassy field with trees and buildings surrounding it and white lines drawn on the grass mimicking the path of a creek.

Drawing Dock Creek

New Plan of Philadelphia, John A. Paxton, 1811

A black-and-white image of a small ship with white sails on a river in front of a landscape of trees and the riverbank

The Shield passing the site of Philadelphia (Watson’s Annals)