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., Gift of Mrs. S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
1809
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 18b [P.9057.55.18b]
