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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.
This funny little Coot (Fulica alai) found in our copy of Ornithology Mammology shows our disproportionate feathered friend in a stunning hand colored plate by Titian Ramsay Peale.
Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885. Ornithology. Mammalogy. [Philadelphia, Pa. : s.n., 1858?]