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An East Perspective View of the CITY of PHILADELPHIA, in the PROVINCE of PENNSYLVANIA, in NORTH AMERICA; taken from the JERSEY Shore.
Carington Bowles, Heap and Scull, John Carwitham
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Carington Bowles (Publisher and seller)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1958.0588
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0588
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
An East Perspective View of the CITY of PHILADELPHIA, in the PROVINCE of PENNSYLVANIA, in NORTH AMERICA; taken from the JERSEY Shore.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Carington Bowles (Publisher and seller); Heap and Scull (Surveyor and draftsman); John Carwitham (Etcher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left
Inscription: Engraved from the Original Drawing sent over from/ Philadelphia, in the possession of Carington Bowles.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Printed for and Sold by CARINGTON BOWLES, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.\o 69 in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, LONDON. Publish'd as the Act directs
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- City view
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
11.5 (H) x 17.25 (W) x 9.5 (Image H) x 16.1 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.1 (H) x 43.81 (W) x 24.12 (Image H) x 40.9 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.8 in. (27.5 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 16.75 in. (42.54 cm).
Publisher Summary
C. Bowles
Place of Publication
No. 69, St. Pauls Church Yard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
C. Bowles
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
Center: "TAYLOR"
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Possibly second state. Listed under Snyder 100A.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Déak, Gloria-Gilda. 1998 Picturing America, 1497-1899: prints, maps and drawings bearing on the New World discoveries and on the development of the territory that is now part of the United States. 2 vols.
• See Déak 101.Book: Snyder, Martin P. 1975 City of Independence: Views of Philadelphia Before 1800.
• See Snyder 100A, pp. 119-21.Book: Lane, Christopher W. & Cresswell, Donald H. 1990 Prints of Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Print Shop, featuring the Wohl Collection.
• See no. 13, p. 20.Other: Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation. American Revolution Museum.