Vuë de Philadelphie. Philadelphia - die haupt stadt in der Nord-Americanishcen provinz Pensylvanien, sie ist vom William Penn (dem Caroll II König in Engelland, ... Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie, province Nord-Americaine, William Penn, à qui Charles II Roi d'Angleterre ... / gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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This rare historic print captures Vuë de Philadelphie. Philadelphia - die haupt stadt in der Nord-Americanishcen provinz Pensylvanien, sie ist vom William Penn (dem Caroll II König in Engelland, ... Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie, province Nord-Americaine, William Penn, à qui Charles II Roi d'Angleterre ... / gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Vuë de Philadelphie. Philadelphia - die haupt stadt in der Nord-Americanishcen provinz Pensylvanien, sie ist vom William Penn (dem Caroll II König in Engelland, ... Philadelphie - la ville capitale de Pensylvanie, province Nord-Americaine, William Penn, à qui Charles II Roi d'Angleterre ... / gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt.
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The caption on this hand-colored etching, written in German and French, credits William Penn with founding the city, which the English king Charles II made possible by granting him the Pennsylvania territory in 1681. Engraved by Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt and dated to the 1770s, the view shows the busy waterfront, with ships and harbor activity along the river. Such views were popular in Europe at the time, when Philadelphia was among the largest and most prosperous cities in British North America.
| Medium | 1 print : etching, hand-colored. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [177-] |
| Subjects | Harbors--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1770-1780. Ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1770-1780. Waterfronts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1770-1780. Philadelphia (Pa.)--1770-1780. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,462 × 1,185 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218234 |
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