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An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania / engrav'd by T. Jefferys.

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania / engrav'd by 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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01/01/1768
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Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, engraver
Heap, George, active 1715-1760.
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