Title page to first edition, later subtitle plate containing "The View from Springland" depicting the Neshaminy Creek and lush grounds near William Birch's estate in Bucks County. Birch resided at the estate from 1798 to 1818. View includes a woman standing near a potted tree, an abandoned bridge, and the abandoned toll house converted by Birch into his studio., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner., See William Birch study drawing of plate in Doret and Mitchell Collection - Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.4]
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 2a [P.9057.55.2a]
View showing the West Philadelphia mansion (built in 1742, remodeled and enlarged between 1787 and 1790) of William Hamilton, grandson of Alexander Hamilton. The estate was purchased in 1840 by the Woodlands Cemetery Company., Gift of Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 14a [P.9057.55.14a]
View showing the estate with Gothic country house, built in 1799 after the designs of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, owned by Philadelphia merchant William Cramond on the east bank of the Schuylkill River (Fairmount Park). The property, sold to Samuel Mifflin in 1806, was owned by several successive owners, including merchant James C. Fisher from about 1812 until 1836, and antiquarian Ferdinand J. Dreer, before purchase and demolition by the city in 1857., Title altered in manuscript: Sedgley the Seat of Mr. James C. Fisher Pennsylva., 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 15a [P.9057.55.15a]
View showing the Schuylkill River and wooded grounds near the country seat above Philadelphia (West Fairmount Park) of Judge Richard Peters. The estate, originally purchased by William Peters in 1742 was used as a working model farm by his son Richard until Richard's death in 1828. Subsequently, the estate was utilized by the railroad, an oil refinery, and a country resort before purchased by the city in 1869 for inclusion in Fairmount Park. View includes a wood shack near a grove of trees., 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-16a [P.9057.55.16a]
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]
View showing the Bucks County estate, near the Delaware River, built in 1796 by former Resident Director of the East India Company in China, André Everadus Van Braam-Houckgeest. Sold by Van Braam in 1798, the estate pased through several owners, including Gabriel Manigault in 1807, and at various times housed Bristol College, a boarding house, and an orphan asylum for African American children. The mansion, the estate grounds severely diminished, was demolished in the mid 20th century. View includes a worker attending the yard in front of the mansion., 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-19a [P.9057.55.19a]
View of the mansion on the estate west of the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park) purchased by legislator William Bingham in 1797. The mansion, originally built around 1773 for Pennsylvania governor John Penn, was destroyed by fire in the mid 19th century. The ruins were bought and ceded to the city in 1866 for inclusion in Fairmount Park. In the foreground, two women, a man, and two dogs walk the grounds., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 5a [P.9057.55.5a]
View showing a hill and grove of trees on the grounds of the estate of D. Bavarage near the Schuylkill River (West Fairmount Park)., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 6a [P.9057.55.6a]
View showing the mansion, built around 1781, on the estate near the Schuylkill River (East Fairmount Park) originally settled by John Mifflin around 1679. The estate, purchased by Samuel Meeker in 1802, became a tavern and picnic site for Engel and Wolf Brewery around 1849. The mansion was torn down in 1871. A statue adorns the lawn., Gift of Marguerite Brenner., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats-pl 8a [P.9057.55.8a]
View from the bower on the artist's Bucks County country estate near Neshaminy Creek. Birch lived at the estate from 1798 to 1818, despite selling the property in 1805. He repurchased the estate in 1813. In the background, a sailboat sails the Delaware River., 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 20a [P.9057.55.20a]
View showing the country seat of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas on the banks of the Delaware River north of Philadelphia. The mansion, sold by the family in 1853, was destroyed in 1858. In the left foreground, a schooner sails the river., Title altered in manuscript: Devon in Pennsylva. The Seat of Mr. Maris, Campbell., 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 10a [P.9057.55.10a]
View showing the country seat of Philadelphia Mayor John Barker above Philadelphia (Fairmount Park). Depicts the mansion surrounded by trees and shrubbery. A small gatehouse stands in the background., Title altered in manuscript: Mount Sidney, the seat of Mrs. Lanerswyler Pennsylva., 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-11b [P.9057.55.11b]
View showing the estate and mansion originally owned by John Penn, grandson of William Penn. The mansion, built around 1785, remained in the Penn family until 1869 when the estate was acquired by the city for inclusion in the Zoological Gardens in Fairmount Park., Gift of S. Marguerite Brenner.
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Birch Country Seats - pl 9a [P.9057.55.9a]
Issued to subscribers in 4 pts., 1808-9. The subsequent trade ed., of which this is a copy, has copyright notice, dated 20 Jan. 1809., Added t.p. has subtitle: Part the first., The 20 plates include both t.ps., which are illustrated. Most plates have legend: Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch. The 10th plate is "painted by T. Birch;" the 12th is "drawn by G. Birch.", Lacking 3 11. letter-press descr. of plates., Lib. Company. Annual Report, 2017, p. 49 - 50., With copyright statement on v. engr. t.p. and wrapper title: Birch's Country Seats In The United States., 19 plates., Obl., Retrospective conversion record: MARC Link database., Recon note: Match points differ
Creator
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
Date
[1808, [c1809]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Print room Am 1809 Bir 13327.Q
