Philadelphia 10

An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania
Title: An east prospect of the city of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey shore, under the direction of Nicholas Scull surveyor general of the Province of Pennsylvania / engrav'd by T. Jefferys.
Creator(s): Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771, engraver
Related Names:
Heap, George, fl. 1715-1760.
Date Created/Published: [London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by T. Jefferys near Charing Cross, [1768]
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 hte city and port of Philadelphia' with legend of prominent features identified on the print by number.
Notes:
Title from item.
Another copy in: A general topography of North America and the West Indies : Being a collection of all the maps, charts, plans, and particular surveys, that have been published of that part of the world, either in Europe or America / engraved by Tho. Jefferys. London : R. Sayer, 1768, no. 44.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 588 (another copy).
Exhibited in: 'Creating the United States' at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 2010.
Subjects:
Waterfronts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.
Capitols--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.
Forts & fortifications--British--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.
Ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.
Rivers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--1760-1770.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Book illustrations--1760-1770.
Cityscapes--1760-1770.
Etchings--1760-1770.
Plans--1760-1770.
Bookmark /2004672470/
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