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Mendenhall Ferry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania [graphic] / Drawn engraved & published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylva.
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Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834.
Title
Mendenhall Ferry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania [graphic] / Drawn engraved & published by W. Birch Springland near Bristol Pennsylva.
Publisher
Philadelphia: William Birch
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1809
Physical Description
1 print: engraving, hand-colored mounted on paper; 16 x 20 cm.6.25 x 7.75 in.)
Description
View showing the ferry with passengers on the ford of the Schuylkill River above Philadelphia at the end of Ford Road (West Fairmount Park). Includes Mendenhall Ferry Tavern in the foreground. Three sheep graze nearby. The estates of Philadelphia merchant Joseph Sims (The Laurels) and Philadelphia physician Dr. Phillips Sing Physick (Fairy Hill) are visible on the ridge (Laurel Hill Cemetery) in the background.
Is part of
Country seats of the United States of America, with some scenes connected with them.
Is referenced by
Snyder "William Birch: His 'Country Seats of the United States'" 18b.
Notes
Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Subject
Mendenhall Ferry.
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Ferries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Laurels (Pa. : Estate)
Fairy Hill (Pa. : Estate)
Genre
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1800-1810.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch Country Seats - pl 18b [P.9057.55.18b]
Accession number
P.9057.55.18b
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William Russell Birch Country Seats
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