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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 Pegasus is about to break free of its star map and the fish is thinking, “here we go again…”
John Seller, Atlas Coelestis (London, 1677).
This celestial atlas is full of plates that are folded and bound into this little book to use under the starry skies. See the book in person as part of The Living Book: New Perspectives on Form and Function, on display in our main gallery through January 5, 2018.