An East Perspective View of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania, in North America

Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook Collection
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An East Perspective View of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania, in North America

Item Info

Item No: pdcc00613
Title: An East Perspective View of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania, in North America
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

A photographic copy of a print of Philadelphia as seen from the Jersey shore. The Delaware River is busy with vessels of all kinds. Windmill Island is shown in the foreground at left.

Streets and buildings are identified by number as  1) Christ Church, 2) State House, 3) Academy..., 4) Presbyterian Church, 5) Dutch Calvinist Church, 6) The Court House..., 7) Quaker Meeting House, 8) High Street Wharf...., 9)


Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.7
Creator Name: Bowles, Carington - Engraver
Heap, George, active 1715-1760 - Artist
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler