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Title
Birds eye view of Philadelphia
Creator
Bachmann, John, active 1849-1885, artist
Sarony & Major, printer
Bachmann, John, active 1849-1885, publisher
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1850
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an elevated landscape view looking southwest and showing the harbor and city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with ships in the Delaware River in the foreground.
"Drawn from Nature and On Stone by J. Bachmann."--text, bottom left margin. "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1850 by J. Bachmann in the Clerk Office of the District Court of th [sic] Southern Ditct. [sic] of N.Y."--text, bottom margin centered. "Lith. of Sarony & Major 117 Fulton St. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin. "Published by John Bachmann, 116 Greenwich St. New York."--text, bottom centered.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 55.25 x 73.66 cm (21 3/4 x 29 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_VIEW_000534
399954
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1271
Language
English
Subject
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works
Boats and boating--Pictorial works
Cities and towns--Pictorial works
Landscapes--Pictorial works
Rivers--Pictorial works
Waterfronts--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
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Large Size
Northeast
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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