Book illustration showing the landing of William Penn at Philadelphia in 1682. Depicts a crowd of several people, including early Pennsylvania colonists, waiting on the banks of the river as Penn and his entourage prepare to disembark from a small boat. Also shows the a tavern and the Delaware River in the background. Penn arrived in Philadelphia at a basin off of Dock Creek via a barge upriver from Chester, Pa. where he had moored his ship "Welcome.", Plate opposite page 69 in John F. Watson's Historic tales of olden time : concerning the early settlement and progress of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania ; for the use of families and schools ; illustrated with plates (Philadelphia : E. Littell : Thomas Holden, 1833)., William L. Breton and Kennedy & Lucas created many of the lithographic plates for Watson's Annals of Philadelphia, so it is probable that they also created the plates in Historic tales of olden time., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 428
Creator
Breton, William L., ca. 1773-1855, artist
Date
[1833]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Am 1833 Wat [Log 2794.D.opp69]
Sentimental scene showing the landing of William Penn at Philadelphia in 1682. Depicts a crowd of several people, including early Pennsylvania colonists and Delaware Indians, surrounding and greeting Penn who is flanked by his entourage. Colonists, predominately men, include an elderly man and a boy. Also shows the sails of Penn's docked ship, a building, and the Delaware River in the background. Penn arrived in Philadelphia at a basin off of Dock Creek via a barge upriver from Chester, Pa. where he had moored his ship "Welcome.", Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 429, Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Ba 18 S 385
Creator
Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879, artist
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania HSP Ba 18 S 385
