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 / by George Heap ; engraving by Gerard Vandergucht.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

Vandergucht, Gerard, engraver.

Contributor:

Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761?

Heap, George, active 1715-1760.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waterfronts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.

Waterfronts.

Capitols--1760-1770.

Capitols.

Forts and fortifications--British--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.

Forts and fortifications.

Ships--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.

Ships.

Rivers--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1760-1770.

Rivers.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--1760-1770.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

Plans--1760-1770.

Plans.

Cityscapes--1760-1770.

Cityscapes.

Etching--1760-1770.

Etching.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

1 print : etching ; 28 x 92 in 4 sections (all with full margins)

Edition:

"Septr. 1st 1754."

Place of Publication:

[London] : Published according to Act of Parliament, 1754.

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.

Local Notes:

Exhibited in: "The Princess and the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the Age of Enlightenment," Museum of the American Philosophical Society (Philadelphia), Feb. - Dec. 2006

OCLC:

743093626