Research Guides: ARTH 029: Architecture and Urbanism of Philadelphia (SC) Fall 2018: Maps & Images

Maps and Images

Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network
Provides historical maps of the city via a Google Maps viewer. Layers can be combined and viewed together. Click "Interactive Maps Viewer" to get started. Includes digitized versions of several late 19th century Philadelphia atlases and surveys.

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Free registration required for searching. Brings together the collections, data, images and professional expertise of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania Architectural Archives, the Philadelphia Historical Commission, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and several local cultural institutions, enabling free access to information on the built environment of the five-county Philadelphia area.

PhillyHistory: Photo Archive
A searchable collection of historic photographs and images of the city
City of Philadelphia Property Search
This site allows users to search for a specific address and find the services areas for various Philadelphia Services.
Philadelphia NIS neighborhoodBase
Provides information from the U.S. Census and several city agencies on a variety of topics, including housing, population, land use, utilities, and more. Census information is from 2000; other city information is more recent. A project of the Cartographic Modeling Lab at the University of Pennsylvania.
Landstat
Maps and data (mortgages, deeds, foreclosures) on Philadelphia County.
Historical Images of Philadelphia
From the Free Library of Philadelphia: a searchable collection of historic photographs of the city.
Philadelphia Historical Digital Image Library
Another digital image library of the city.
Bryn Mawr College collections
Images from the American Philosophical Society (APS)

Social Explorer
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Offers access to reports and interactive maps for the U.S. Census (1790-present), World Development Indicators (1960-2013), and Eurostat (European Union data), among others. A project of Queens College, sponsored by the New York Times and the National Science Foundation.

Birch's views of Philadelphia
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A unique juxtaposition of portraiture from 1800 with photographs of the city from 1960 and 2000.

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Contains links to indexes of lithographic, engraved, and photographic image collections, measured drawings, illustrations in architectural publications, real estate atlases and maps, city directories, tax records, census records, and scanned full-text resources relating to the five-county Philadelphia area. For access, contact library@brynmawr.edu

American Memory Map Collection
The American Memory Collection of archival and primary source materials pertinent to American culture and history. Includes maps as well as manuscripts, artifacts, etc.

David Rumsey Map Collection This link opens in a new window
Find 18th and 19th century historical maps at the city, country, and continent levels for North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania.

Historic Streets Index
Penn State Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
For Philadelphia 1916-1921, digitized in full color.
Philadelphia maps, 1682-1982: townships, districts, wards
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PhillyHistory.org
Provides online access to over 50,000 photographs from the collections of the Philadelphia Department of Records. Also provides digital access to the Philadelphia historical streets index and the Philadelphia historical photograph index.
ProQuest Sanborn Maps Geo Edition
Highly detailed fire insurance maps accessible through Google Maps interface. I