Bethlehem, Pennsylvania / T. Birch, pinx ; Strickland, sc. – Historic Reproduction
![Bethlehem, Pennsylvania / T. Birch, pinx ; Strickland, sc., [between 1800 and 1854] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/61/61437f9dc407-L.webp)
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania / T. Birch, pinx ; Strickland, sc.
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Bethlehem, in the Lehigh Valley, was founded in 1741 by Moravian settlers, and this aquatint shows the town in the early nineteenth century. The design follows a painting by Thomas Birch, an English-born artist working in Philadelphia, and was engraved by William Strickland, whose work in aquatint was used to capture soft gradations of light and shadow. The Moravian community's stone and brick buildings and its orderly layout made Bethlehem a frequent subject for American views of the period.
| Created / published | [between 1800 and 1854] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : aquatint. |
| Genre | Landscape prints 1800-1860.Aquatints 1800-1860. |
| Subjects | Bethlehem (Pa.)--1800-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,295 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179345 |
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