Item 19: A Black and White Reproduction by Unknown, [ca. aft.1752], of Nicolas Scull and George Heap’s A Map of Philadelphia and Parts Adjacent, , [1752]
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 74
Dates
- [1752]
Creator
- Scull, Nicholas 1686-1762 (Person)
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Map
General Condition:
Good.
Description:
The following item is a black and white print copy of a map by Nicholas Scull, 1686-1762, and George Heap, 1714-1752, detailing the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The map was originally printed in 1752 and was the first to depict a sketch of the Philadelphia State House, as it was still under construction in the year the map was printed. It is believed by other sources that it was because Heap and Scull’s positions enabled them access to the blueprints of the building by which they created their sketches. Geographics’s website states that “Heap was a surveyor and city coroner of Philadelphia, and Nicolas Scull, the Survey Gneral of the Province of Pennsylvania,” and would have had access to those private documents.
The black and white map shows the surrounding towns and cities near Philadelphia, zoomed out enough to show larger areas of southeast Pennsylvania and West New Jersey. It notes waterways and townships as well, and the small buildings as markers are very detailed and different depending on what they showed - like homes, mills, and meeting houses. It also includes a detailed picture of the state house at the top.
The John Carter Brown Library has a black and white copy digitized, with a brief history of the creators and the region.
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Transcription Attempt:
Two Flages on Either Side of the Building:
(Left)
This Building stands in a Square of 396 Feet by 255 Surrounded by a high Wall. the Ground is to be laid out in walks with Rows of Trees In the Body of the Building are two Rooms of 40 Feet Square & 20 Feet high one for the Assembly the other for the supreme Court between which is an Entry of 40 Feet by 20 on the Second Floor is the Councils Chamber and Commette (sic) [Committee] Room with a Gallery 100 Feet by 20 The Publick (sic) Offices are kept in the Wings it was founded Anno 1732—
(Right)
Anno 1748 the Dwelling Houses in Philadelphia were carefully numbered and found to be 2076. Other Publick (sic) Buildings are The Court House, two Quaker Meeting Houses, two Presbyterean (sic) Meeting Houses, One Church of England, one Baptist Meeting one German Lutheran Church One German Calvinist Church, one Moravian Church, one Mass House, the Academy, the Quakers School House the City Alms House the Quaker Alms House the Hospital Prison and Work House. —
Table at the bottom right:
A Table of Distances of Particular places within This Map Begin[nin]g at the Court House Mil[e]s Pur [Perches?] TO Pooll (sic) Bridge … 0 5 Lynn … 1 3 Balls… 2 4 Warners… 3 0 Oldmans 5 0 Hopkins 5 4 Logan 5 6 Parr… 6 0 — Lane to Ross & Moland 5 0 Frankfort House 5 0 Meeting… 5 4 Doc[tor] Moore 7 6 Oxford Church 8 6 — Norris… 2 6 Fair Hill Meeting… 3 2 Ris[in]g Sun… 4 0 Logan… 5 5 Germantown Meeting 6 5 ½ Calvinist Church… 6 6 ¼ W. Allen… 8 6 — Garrigs Ferry… 1 7 Robeson… 6 0 ⅜ Levering… 7 6 ¾ — Coullis's Ferry… 1 7 Marion Meeting… 7 5 Sculls Ferry… 2 7 Wilcox… 7 0 — Marshals Mill… 5 6 Lorver Ferry… 4 5 Debry… 7 7 Point House… 5 2 Taverns… 3 1 Pemberton… 1 7 Passyunk Bank… 4 0
(Left)
This Building stands in a Square of 396 Feet by 255 Surrounded by a high Wall. the Ground is to be laid out in walks with Rows of Trees In the Body of the Building are two Rooms of 40 Feet Square & 20 Feet high one for the Assembly the other for the supreme Court between which is an Entry of 40 Feet by 20 on the Second Floor is the Councils Chamber and Commette (sic) [Committee] Room with a Gallery 100 Feet by 20 The Publick (sic) Offices are kept in the Wings it was founded Anno 1732—
(Right)
Anno 1748 the Dwelling Houses in Philadelphia were carefully numbered and found to be 2076. Other Publick (sic) Buildings are The Court House, two Quaker Meeting Houses, two Presbyterean (sic) Meeting Houses, One Church of England, one Baptist Meeting one German Lutheran Church One German Calvinist Church, one Moravian Church, one Mass House, the Academy, the Quakers School House the City Alms House the Quaker Alms House the Hospital Prison and Work House. —
Table at the bottom right:
A Table of Distances of Particular places within This Map Begin[nin]g at the Court House Mil[e]s Pur [Perches?] TO Pooll (sic) Bridge … 0 5 Lynn … 1 3 Balls… 2 4 Warners… 3 0 Oldmans 5 0 Hopkins 5 4 Logan 5 6 Parr… 6 0 — Lane to Ross & Moland 5 0 Frankfort House 5 0 Meeting… 5 4 Doc[tor] Moore 7 6 Oxford Church 8 6 — Norris… 2 6 Fair Hill Meeting… 3 2 Ris[in]g Sun… 4 0 Logan… 5 5 Germantown Meeting 6 5 ½ Calvinist Church… 6 6 ¼ W. Allen… 8 6 — Garrigs Ferry… 1 7 Robeson… 6 0 ⅜ Levering… 7 6 ¾ — Coullis's Ferry… 1 7 Marion Meeting… 7 5 Sculls Ferry… 2 7 Wilcox… 7 0 — Marshals Mill… 5 6 Lorver Ferry… 4 5 Debry… 7 7 Point House… 5 2 Taverns… 3 1 Pemberton… 1 7 Passyunk Bank… 4 0
Creator
- Scull, Nicholas 1686-1762 (Person)
- Heap, George 1714-1752 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu