(The stranger's guide.) : An alphabetical list of all the wards, streets, roads, lanes, alleys, avenues, courts, wharves, ship yards, public buildings, etc. in the city and suburbs of Philadelphia, with references for finding their situations on an alphabetical plan. / By John Adems Paxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paxton, John Adams.

Contributor:

Strickland, William, 1787-1854, cartographer.

Harrison, William, 1774- engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 21000.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Directories.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Genre:

City directories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1811.

Maps -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Directories.

Physical Description:

56 pages, 1 folded leaf of plates : 1 map ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : To be had of Edward Parker, bookseller, 178 High Street; at all of the other principal booksellers; and of the publisher. Price $2.25., [1811]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Cover title, on printed paper label: The stranger's guide. Paxton's alphabetical plan of Philadelphia.

Copyright May 15, 1810 by John Adems Paxton. Page 17 states: "In the year 1811, we behold [Philadelphia] rich and flourishing." Page 18 cites "an enumeration taken in November 1810."

The map is "Drawn under the direction of J.A. Paxton, by Wm. Strickland. Published as the act directs, January 1, 1811. Printed C.P. Harrison. W. Harrison sct."

"Prices of map and book."--printed slip affixed inside front cover.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 21000).

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