High Street, Philadelphia, with an American Stage Wagon.
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc00459
Title: High Street, Philadelphia, with an American Stage Wagon.
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
An aquatint engraving printed in a warm beige tone, depicting a scene on a tree-lined section of High Street (Market Street.) A stage coach with four horses in harness pulls away from the curbside to begin its journey down the cobblestoned street. Well-dressed people are shown strolling in this upscale neighborhood of substantial brick houses.
Published in Charles William Janson's "The Stranger in America", London, 1807. Text below image reads : Drawn under the Direction of the Author, and engraved by M. Marigot.
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.6
Creator Name: Marigot, M. - Engraver
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler