Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Title
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Description
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and its vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.1. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F., Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Free Library of Philadelphia: Philadelphiana - Views - Philadelphia from Navy Yard (3 copies), Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
c1838
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W286.1 [Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 6626.F]
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Title
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Description
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J.C. Wild and J.B. Chevalier., Issued as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838), a series of views originally published as five numbers of four prints each, and later sold as a bound volume of twenty views., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.2. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
c1838
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W286.2 [Print Room *Am1838 Wild 3008.Q (Poulson)]
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Title
Philadelphia from the Navy Yard
Description
Marine view looking north on the Delaware River showing the Navy Yard between Prime and Wharton streets in Southwark. Ships are docked at the yard, and a steam boat and other vessels travel nearby in the water. Also shows several ships docked along the riverfront in the background and two men pushing a rowboat off the shore in the foreground. The naval yard, the first U.S. Navy Yard, established by shipbuilder Joshua Humphreys and Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert in 1801, built, overhauled, stored, and disposed of warships. It operated in Southwark until 1876 when the Navy Yard enlarged and relocated to League Island., Copyrighted by J. T. Bowen., Originally published as plate 10 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier, Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in 1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 586.3. Digital image shows fourth state., Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited., Library Company of Philadelphia: in Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush), Historical Society of Pennsylvania:, Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January 1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-53.
Creator
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist
Date
c1838
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department W286.3 [Print Room *Am 1838 Wild 3008.Q (Rush)]