Eine Aussicht auf die Stadt Philadelphia im Osten; aufgenommen von George Heap von der Küste Jerseys unter der Leitung von Nicholas Scull, Vermesser und General der Provinz Pennsylvania / gestochen von T. Jefferys.
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Print shows a view of Philadelphia from across the Delaware River with many ships in the foreground; includes vignettes of the "Battery" and the "State house," as well as a street plan between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, and "A description of the situation, harbour &c of the city and port of Philadelphia" with legend of prominent features identified on the print by number.
Another copy in: A general topography of North America and the West Indies : Being a collection of all the maps, charts, plans, and particular surveys, that have been published of that part of the world, either in Europe or America / engraved by Tho. Jefferys. London : R. Sayer, 1768, no. 44.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 588 (another copy).
Exhibited in: "Creating the United States" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010.
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