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[View of Charleston, South Carolina, possibly looking north toward Sullivan's Island]

[View of Charleston, South Carolina, possibly looking north toward Sullivan's Island]

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Summary

Drawing shows in lower left the figure of a man walking along the shoreline and a larger preliminary sketch of the man, also to the right of the man is a preliminary sketch of a woman walking to the right carrying a basket on her head. In the lower left corner are two remarques showing two men. View from the shore, which is littered with jetsam, of a jetty where small boats are docked, a ship in the background, and, in the distance, Sullivan's Island.

Preliminary sketches of human figures in lower left.
Watermark shows a dove holding an olive branch, representing Amies & Co.
Philadelphia Print Shop Inventory, no. 91.
(DLC/PP-1995:140.91).
Forms part of: John Rubens Smith collection (Library of Congress).

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Date

01/01/1812
person

Contributors

Smith, John Rubens, 1775-1849, artist
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Location

North Charleston32.88856, -80.00751
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Library of Congress
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