Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834 |
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Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851 artist. |
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Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
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R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
Title |
Preparation for war to defend commerce. The Swedish Church Southwark with the building of the Frigate Philadelphia [graphic]
/ Drawn, Engraved & Published by W. Birch & Son ; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] Street Philada.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia: W. Birch & Son |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1800 |
Date |
1800 |
Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; 33 x 41 cm. (13 x 16.25 in.) |
Description |
Busy scene at Federal Street near the Delaware River showing several laborers constucting the U.S. Navy warship, "Philadelphia,"
one of a number of frigates built to defend the nation's merchant fleet from foreign enemies. Construction occured at Wharton-Humphreys
shipyard from 1798 to 1799, under naval builder Joshua Humphreys. Depicts the workers sawing, axing, and carrying slats of
wood up a long plank to the top of the hull of the unfinished ship. A man, possibly Humphreys or the ship designer, Josiah
Fox, and a woman, watch the construction from the side. Several buildings stand in the background, including the city's oldest
church, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church, built in 1700.
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Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 227. |
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Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 29 |
Notes |
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, with corrections. |
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Illustrated in S. Robert Teitleman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982,
rev. 2000), p. 29.
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Subject |
Philadelphia (Frigate) |
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Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Warships -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Shipbuilding -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Federal Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- near Delaware River. |
Genre |
Engravings -- 1790-1800. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 29/P.2276.67] |
Accession number |
P.2276.67 |