Franklin Survey Co. “Atlas of Montgomery County Volume B.” [Townships Plymouth, Whitpain, East and West Norriton, Lower Providence, Worcester, Towamencin and Norristown]. 1935

Franklin Survey Co.  Atlas of Montgomery County Volume B.  [Townships Plymouth, Whitpain, East and West Norriton, Lower Providence, Worcester, Towamencin and Norristown].  Philadelphia: Franklin Survey Co., 1935.  Folio.  22 ½ x 33 5/8 (full sheet).  Lithographs.  Original hand color.  Seventeen linen backed maps.   Atlas is missing plate 18.  Cloth.  Typical wear to covers and back cover partially loose.  Else, contents very good condition.  Starting about 1870, atlases of properties in and outside of Philadelphia began to be published by such firms as Bromley, Hopkins and Mueller.  Their output has provided us with excellent, detailed images of the growth of the city of Philadelphia and the suburbs as well from the 1870s through the first part of the twentieth century.  These atlases were used for planning, government purposes, and just for the information of citizens of the area.  These atlases are also known as ‘railroad, real estate, and/or insurance’ atlases and contained very ac