Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: An East Perspective View of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pensylvania, in North America; taken from the Jersey Shore.
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Accession number:
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32624
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Record number:
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32624
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JCB call number:
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En77 C331e
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Image title:
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An East Perspective View of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pensylvania, in North America; taken from the Jersey Shore.
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Creator 1:
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John Carwitham
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Creator 1 dates:
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fl. 1723-1741
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Place image published:
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London
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Image publisher:
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Printed for and Sold by Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard
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Image date:
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1774
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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etching, engraving
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Image dimension height:
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24.2 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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40.9 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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30.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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43.6 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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View of Philadelphia taken from New Jersey across the Delaware River. Built environment includes churches, dwellings, ships, boats, and cornmill or windmill. Items in the image are numbered for identification in a key below.
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Source Title:
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Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed by John Bowles ...
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Source date:
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1768
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notes:
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This view shows Philadelphia as it was circa 1735. Taken from George Heap's original drawing of "An East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia," of 1754 (the engraving of which was printed in four sheets which together combined to measure an image nearly seven feet wide), this print eliminated a section of Philadelphia shoreline below Market Street and lowered the horizon. The views of American towns engraved by Carwitham were included in a collection of views published by John Bowles, which are known as Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously issued prints. The views in these prints were made from drawings that were drawn on the spot, often by military artists. This print is held separately.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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McSherry Fowble, E. Two centuries of prints in America, 24; Phelps Stokes, I.N. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.; Phelps Stokes, I.N. American Historical Prints, B-92
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References exhibitions:
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Danforth, S. View of America, Item 16; Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 152
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1960.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel
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