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A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian Settlement in the Province of/ PENNSYLVANIA | Vue de Bethlem principal etablissement des Freves Moraves dans la Province de/ PENNSYLVANIA.
Thomas Pownall, Paul Sandby R.A., John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
1768-1768
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Pownall (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1994.0087 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. Charles G. Dorman in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilpin Dorman
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Object Number
1994.0087 A
Object Name
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Title
A View of Bethlem, the Great Moravian Settlement in the Province of/ PENNSYLVANIA | Vue de Bethlem principal etablissement des Freves Moraves dans la Province de/ PENNSYLVANIA.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Pownall (Draftsman); Paul Sandby R.A. (Painter and etcher); John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1768-1768
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Sketch'd on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownal, Painted and Engraved by Paul Sandby.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: London, Printed for John Bowles at N.\o 19 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at N.\o 53 in Fleet Street, Tho.\s Jefferys the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at N.\o 69 in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at N.\o 82 in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- City view
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
Dimensions (inches)
16.2 (H) x 22.2 (W) x 13.9 (Image H) x 20.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
41.2 (H) x 56.5 (W) x 35.3 (Image H) x 51.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 14.4 in. (36.7 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 21.0 in. (53.3 in.). Chain interval: 2.8-2.9 cm; laid line frequency: 9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Publisher Date
01/01/1768
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
Date is of first edition of Scenographia Americana or A Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies... (London: Printed for John Bowles et al., 1768). A second edition was offered by Bennett and Sayer in 1775.