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Richard/Robert Bridgens, a Philadelphia lithographer, established the map publishing firm R. P. & H. F. Bridgens with Henry
F. Bridgens in 1853. Following the short-lived partnership, Bridgens, who surveyed a number of maps and plans in the early
1850s, relocated to California where he worked as a civil engineer and architect. Later, he traveled to Japan where he designed
a number of structures throughout the country.
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