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'Tis the time when Resort Maps (www.resortmaps.com <http://www.resortmaps.com/> } issues new versions of the maps of areas near here. For some internal reason at ResortMaps, The Main Line (western Philadelphia suburbs) and Chestnut Hill (Philadelphia neighborhood) are issued on the same sheet (opposite sides). The primary function of such maps is to be an illustrated business guide to commercial areas indicating those establishments paying to be included. The cartography can only be called "approximate," but it serves the purpose. Such maps, taken with the metaphorical grain of salt, have limited utility - but still some - in charting business activity of an area over time. A note on the map reads "The map is catalogued in the Library of Congress, Harvard Map Collection & American Geographical Society Library for Historical Reference." At least we are informed where back files might be found. These maps are good examples of what Christian Jacob calls "ephemeral maps" in THE SOVEREIGN MAP. JBP
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