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North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published by W. Keenan ; Wm. Keenan, engraver & lithographer. – Vintage Photo Print

North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published by W. Keenan ; Wm. Keenan, engraver & lithographer., [Charleston] W. Keenan, [between 1835 and 1855] — antique lithograph
North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published by W. Keenan ; Wm. Keenan, engraver & lithographer., [Charleston] W. Keenan, [between 1835 and 1855]. Antique lithograph from the The South collection.

(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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Step back in time with North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published by W. Keenan ; Wm. Keenan, engraver & lithographer., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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North-western view of Charleston, So. Ca. / lithographed & published by W. Keenan ; Wm. Keenan, engraver & lithographer.

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The piers and wharves along the Charleston waterfront are the particular focus of this north-western view, which the record names as one of its main subjects. Charleston was among the busiest Atlantic ports of the antebellum South, and its harbor handled large volumes of cotton, rice, and other goods bound for markets at home and abroad. William Keenan, who drew, lithographed, and published the view, was a working Charleston printmaker, and the image gives a useful picture of how the city's shoreline looked in the decades before the Civil War.

Created / published[Charleston] W. Keenan, [between 1835 and 1855]
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLithographs Color 1830-1860.
NotesS.H. Mellen, printer.
SubjectsPiers & wharves--South Carolina--Charleston--1830-1860. Charleston (S.C.)--1830-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,725 × 3,796 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219559

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