| Creator |
Mumford, Thomas Howland, 1816-, engraver. |
| Contributor |
Mumford, Edward, artist. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
The London Coffee House. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1844 |
| Date |
[ca. 1844] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 14 x 16 cm (5.25 x 6.25 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior view showing the coffee house and merchants' exchange during the colonial era at the southwest corner of Front and
Market streets in Philadelphia. An auction of enslaved people occurs outside the coffee house and pedestrians traverse the
sidewalks. Partial view of the adjacent printing house of "Pennsylvania Journal" publisher, William Bradford, is visible.
Erected in 1702 and established as a coffee house in 1754 by Bradford, the site was a public center for social and economic
activities during the later 18th century, including auctions of enslaved people. The building was razed in 1883.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Published in John F. Watson's Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the olden time:....Embellished with engravings,
by T.H. Mumford (Philadelphia, 1844), vol.1 and later editions.
|
|
After wash study by Edward Mumford. |
|
Originally part of McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
London Coffee House. |
|
Coffee houses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Merchants' exchanges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Slave trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Enslaved persons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Taverns (Inns) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Enslaved people -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Enslavement -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Traders -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 100. |
| Genre |
Book illustrations -- 1840-1850. |
|
Wood engravings -- 1840-1850. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Ph Pr - 8x10 - Hotels, Inns, Taverns [(6)1322.F.47a] |
| Accession number |
(6)1322.F.47a |
