Castner Scrapbook v.7, Walks, Views, Maps, page 22

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Castner Scrapbook v.7, Walks, Views, Maps, page 22

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Item No: pdcc02281
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.7, Walks, Views, Maps, page 22
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Item pdcc00594, top [image dimensions 16.1 cm x 10.5 cm]:

http://www.phillyh2o.org/backpages/DelR_Smith.html

Bird's eye view of the city emphasising the Delaware River waterfront and the vessels on the busy river. Sailboats congregate around the southern tip of Windmill Island, and the ferryboat linking Philadelphia with Camden approaches the port on the New Jersey side.


Notes:

Item pdcc00595, bottom [image dimensions 11.5 cm x 18.4 cm]:

Bird's eye view of the city of Philadelphia with the Schuylkill River at the bottom and the Delaware River at the top. Shows notable landmarks including Blockly Almshouse in West Philadelphia, the covered Market Street Bridge, the Gas Works,  Eastern State Penitentiary, Girard College, Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Independence Hall, and Sparks Shot Tower. Also shown is Windmill Island on the Delaware River with the city of Camden, N. J. beyond.

Published by Charles Magnus & Co., 12 Frankfort Street, New York.


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.7
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Dalziel, Jenny - Engraver
Serz, John, approximately 1810-approximately 1878 - Engraver