East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia engraving, 1754

 Print shows a view of Philadelphia from across the Delaware River with many ships in the foreground; includes vignettes of the "Battery" and the "State house," as well as a street plan between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, and "A description of the situation, har...

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Contributors: Scull, Nicholas (Surveyor), Heap, George (Etcher)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania large graphics collection (#V65)
Date:1754-09-01
Dimensions:233.68 x 71.12 cm
Call Number:Bc 864 H4343 Pl. 1-4
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11892
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Summary:  Print shows a view of Philadelphia from across the Delaware River with many ships in the foreground; includes vignettes of the "Battery" and the "State house," as well as a street plan between the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, and "A description of the situation, harbour &c of the city and port of Philadelphia" with legend of prominent features identified on the print by number.

Print is in four plates. Images 1-4 are the individual plates, image 5 is a composite image.