| Creator |
Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813, artist. |
| Contributor |
Ellet, Charles, 1810-1862, engineer. |
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Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
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Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
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Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
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Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
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Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Title |
[Uncut proof sheet of vignette views of Philadelphia landmarks] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1850 |
| Date |
[ca. 1850] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 24 x 41 cm. (9.5 x 16 in.) |
| Description |
Contains eight, titled vignettes with varying Kollner imprints depicting "Girard College," "State House," "Fairmount," and
"Exchange," i.e., the Merchant's Exchange. The Girard College, State House, and Merchant Exchange views are repeated. Girard
College vignette shows Founder’s Hall and the eastern and western outbuildings built 1833-1847 after the designs of Thomas
Ustick Walter. State House vignette shows Independence Hall, built 1732-1748 after the designs of Andrew Hamilton and Edmund
Woolley at 520 Chestnut Street. Also shows City Hall built 1790-1791 after the designs of David Evans, Jr. (500 Chestnut)
and Congress Hall built 1787-1789 (540-558 Chestnut). Fairmount vignette shows the Fairmount Waterworks and the Wire Bridge
at Fairmount. The waterworks were originally built 1812-1822 after the designs of Philadelphia engineer Frederick Graff and
the bridge was built 1841-1842 after the designs of engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. Exchange vignette shows the exchange building
constructed 1832-33 for the Philadelphia Exchange Company after the designs of William Strickland at 143 South Third Street.
A line of horse-drawn carriages is parked in front of the building.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
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Includes registration marks. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 768 |
| Subject |
Girard College (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
City Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Congress Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Fairmount Water Works (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Merchant's Exchange (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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City & town halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Suspension bridges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Water Works -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Wire Supsension Bridge at Fairmount (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1840-1850. |
|
Proofs -- 1840-1850. |
| Associated name |
Ellet, Charles, 1810-1862, engineer. |
| Associated name |
Evans, David, Jr., fl. 1794-1806, architect. |
| Associated name |
Graff, Frederick, 1774-1847, engineer. |
| Associated name |
Hamilton, Andrew, ca. 1676-1741, architect. |
| Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Associated name |
Woolley, Edmund, ca. 1695-1771, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Education - G [P.8662.16] |
| Accession number |
P.8662.16 |
