Image of an eye-level landscape view of the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing the Schuylkill River, dam, waterworks' pump house and bridge, waterfalls, a steamboat, rowboats, and houses on the hillside. "Drawn by T. Birch"--text, bottom left margin. "Engraved by R. Campbell."--text, bottom right margin. "Published by Edwd. Parker. 1824."--text, bottom margin centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 27.62 x 40.96 cm (10 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.)--Pictorial works Philadelphia (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Schuylkill River (Pa.)--Pictorial works Boats and boating--Pictorial works Dams--Pictorial works Waterworks--Pictorial works Landscapes--Pictorial works Steamboats--United States--Pictorial works Intaglio prints--1800-1825. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection View Prints Large Size Northeast The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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