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Birds eye view of Philadelphia. [graphic] / Drawn from nature and on stone by J. Bachmann; lith. of Sarony & Major 117 Fulton St. N.Y.
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Creator
Bachmann, John, artist.
Contributor
Sarony & Major, printer.
Williams & Stevens, publisher.
Title
Birds eye view of Philadelphia. [graphic] / Drawn from nature and on stone by J. Bachmann; lith. of Sarony & Major 117 Fulton St. N.Y.
Publisher
New York: Published by Williams & Stevens, 353 Broadway
Date
c1850
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph, tinted and hand-colored.
Description
Bird's eye view looking west from the Delaware River predominately showing the built city to the Schuylkill River between Center City and South Philadelphia. Market Street runs down the center, right of the view. Shows the residential, commercial, industrial, religious, educational, and cultural buildings lining the streets and outer lying area south of Center City. Also shows parts of Windmill Island in the foreground and West Philadelphia in the background. Includes the Navy Yard, Spark's Shot Tower, Moyamensing Prison, Independence Hall, Market sheds lining several blocks of Market Street, Christ Church, and Fairmount. Also shows the five major squares (as well as Independence Square). Docked ships line the piers along the Delaware and vessels sail on the river.
Is referenced by
Reps 3576
Notes
RBD Birds Eye View of Philadelphia
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 49a
Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Collection
Reproduced in John W. Reps's Bird's eye views: Historic lithographs of North American cities (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1998), p. 36.
Geographic subject
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
West Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- Pictorial works.
Windmill Island (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Genre
Lithographs -- Tinted -- Hand-colored -- 1840-1850.
Bird's eye views -- 1850-1860.
Printer
Williams & Stevens, publisher.
Location
Free Library of Philadelphia.| Rare Book Collection. | Rare Book Collection
In Collections
Philadelphia on Stone Digital Catalog
Free Library of Philadelphia. | Print and Picture Collection
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