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A proposal for altering the eastern front of the city of Philadelphia, : with a view to prevent the recurrence of malignant disorders, on a plan conformable to the original design of William Penn. / By a citizen of Philadelphia..
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - American Imprints 1820 Beck
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beck, Paul, 1760-1844.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wharves--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Wharves.
- Physical Description:
- 11, [1] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : plan ; 22 cm. (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia: : Printed and published by William Fry, no. 63, South Fifth-Street., 1820.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Paul Beck, Jr., signed by Beck on p. 9.
- The architect's statement (p. 10-11) is an estimation of material costs and supplies, and is signed by William Strickland.
- Folded frontispiece plan was most likely designed by Strickland and shows proposed elevation and "View of the stores on the wharf, from the river."
- Attributed to Paul Beck by Sabin; Shoemaker.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Rebound in modern cloth.
- Cited in:
- Sabin, 4236
- Shoemaker, 358
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