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Maps: Baist's 1886 Atlas of West Philadelphia, 24th and 27th Wards
Description:
Atlas of West Philadelphia, 24th and 27th wards.
Compiled from official records, private plans and actual surveys based upon plans deposited in the Department of surveys, by Wm. G. Baist.
Philadelphia: J.L. Smith, 1886
With index map & 32 double-page color maps, 1 page color map; 51 cm.
Courtesy of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
VIEW plates from this atlas online by using the Index Map to follow links to individual plates.
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