Philadelphia = : Philadelphie

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Title:
Philadelphia = : Philadelphie
Title (alt.):
Vue de Philadelphie
Description:
Fictitious view of the port of Philadelphia, laid out between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in 1682 by the surveyor general Thomas Holme and named by William Penn.
Creator:
Leizelt, Balthasar Friedrich
Name on Item:
gravé par Balth. Frederic Leizelt.
Date:
[1778?]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Views
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Vues d'optique
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Extent:
1 print : etching, hand-colored, 26 x 40 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
Augsburg : [s.n.]
Language:
French
Notes:
Additional title from top margin (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse).
From "Collection des prospects."
Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux avec Privilege de Sa Majesté Imperiale et avec Defense ni d'en faire ni de vendre les Copies.
Identifier:
06_01_009569
LCCN:
2004670218