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REED, John (1738-1776). An Explanation of the Map of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author and sold by Nicholas Brooks, 1774.
4o (225 x 166 mm). 30 pages. (Some pale browning and spotting.) Contemporary half calf, marbled boards (rebacked, some wear to boards). Provenance: Charles Rogers (inscription on title, presenting the book to:) The Library Company of Philadelphia (bookplate with duplicate stamp).
FIRST EDITION. Commonly called Reed's Plan of First Purchasers, Reed's large landownership map (59 x 30 inches) was published in 1774. This pamphlet was published to accompany the map as a catalogue of purchasers and lands involved. The text includes copies of the original abstracts to Penn, abstracts of the charter of the city, reasons why the plan of the city was altered by Benjamin Eastburn, an alphabetical list of the first purchasers, and the courses, distances and dates of surveys of all the lots in the city of Philadelphia. "Notwithstanding the insinuations of some of the Proprietary officers are, that the intention of this work is to cause confusion and contention among the people of this province, &c. I can with truth declare, that I know but few whose property it affects; and that was occasioned when people applied for their rights..." ("To the Subscribers"). Reed's Explanation is scarce, with no copies appearing in auction records for at least thirty years. Evans 13564; Howes R-128.
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FIRST EDITION. Commonly called Reed's Plan of First Purchasers, Reed's large landownership map (59 x 30 inches) was published in 1774. This pamphlet was published to accompany the map as a catalogue of purchasers and lands involved. The text includes copies of the original abstracts to Penn, abstracts of the charter of the city, reasons why the plan of the city was altered by Benjamin Eastburn, an alphabetical list of the first purchasers, and the courses, distances and dates of surveys of all the lots in the city of Philadelphia. "Notwithstanding the insinuations of some of the Proprietary officers are, that the intention of this work is to cause confusion and contention among the people of this province, &c. I can with truth declare, that I know but few whose property it affects; and that was occasioned when people applied for their rights..." ("To the Subscribers"). Reed's Explanation is scarce, with no copies appearing in auction records for at least thirty years. Evans 13564; Howes R-128.