Franklin Survey Co. “Property Atlas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Volume A.” [Townships of Lower and Upper Moreland, Horsham, Montgomery, Lower and Upper Gwynedd, Bryn Athyn, Hatboro and North Wales]. 1934

Franklin Survey Co.  Atlas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Volume A. [Townships of Lower and Upper Moreland, Horsham, Montgomery, Lower and Upper Gwynedd, Bryn Athyn, Hatboro and North Wales].  Philadelphia: Franklin Survey Co., 1934.  Folio.  23 ¾ 33 3/8 (full sheet).  Lithographs.  Original hand color.  Sixteen linen backed maps.   Atlas is missing plates 8 & 15.  Typical wear to covers.  A few maps with pencil notations.  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’ atl