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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
We love the gilt design on this publisher’s binding from 1854, found on The Measure of the Circle by John Davis.
Squaring the circle was proven to be impossible in 1882, twenty-eight years after the publication of this book.