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. – Vintage Wall Art
![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., [London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by T. Jefferys near Charing Cross, [1768] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1f/1f1e9f6d4021-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of 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.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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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.
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Drawn from the Jersey shore across the Delaware River, this east prospect shows Philadelphia's waterfront as a line of wharves, shipping, and public buildings seen over open water. George Heap made the view under the direction of Nicholas Scull, Pennsylvania's surveyor general, and the London engraver Thomas Jefferys cut the plate for publication in 1768. A copy also appeared in Jefferys's larger collection of North American maps and views, which helped British readers picture colonial ports on the eve of the imperial crisis that led to the Revolution. Its ships, quays, and fortifications make it a useful record of the city's commercial riverfront just before the war.
| Created / published | [London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by T. Jefferys near Charing Cross, [1768] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1760-1770.Plans 1760-1770.Cityscapes 1760-1770.Etchings 1760-1770. |
| Notes | Title from item. 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). |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770. Capitols--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770. Forts & fortifications--British--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770. Ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770. Rivers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770. Philadelphia (Pa.)--1760-1770. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 6,078 × 4,863 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-225680 |
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