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I managed to get in town today in spite of an accident on the rail line. The exhibit, "Philadelphia on Stone: the first fifty years of commercial lithography in Philadelphia 1828-1878," had some very nice items, but few maps. Panoramic views were better represented. One of the labels did note that lithography allowed Philadelphia to become map-maker to the nation for a while. More information - including a listing of lithographers (many of whom made maps) - is supposed to be on the Library Company's website, www.librarycompany.org <http://www.librarycompany.org/> . A flyer announced a forthcoming conference tied in to the exhibit, the Ninth Annual Conference of the Program in Early American Economy and Society is to be held 15 October 2010 at the Library Company and has one speaker, Martin Bruckner of the University of Delaware, speaking on "The Lithographed Map in Philadelphia: innovation, imitation, and Antebellum consumer culture." Other speakers examine other aspects of the lithography business. JBP
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