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[Back of the State House, Philadelphia] [graphic] / Drawn engraved & published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chestnut Street Philada.

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W. Birch & Son

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PictureSeries: City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800Publication details: Philadelphia: W. Birch & Son, 1799.; PA. Philadelphia Edition: First edition, plate 22Description: 1 print : engraving mounted on paper; sheet 33 x 39 cm. (13 x 15.5 in.)Notes: Print trimmed;
Title from duplicate print.References: Snyder, City of Independence 220.References: Snyder,"William Birch: His Views" 22a.Local Notes: Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 22;
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited;
Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.Imprint: PA. Philadelphia 1799.Subject(s):

Summary: View of the courtyard and rear of the State House with the mason tall case clock visible on the west wall. Several visitors utilize the grounds including a delegation of Native Americans on tour, strolling couples, women promenading, and boys playing near a grove of trees. In the background, stand the American Philosophical Hall (completed in 1789); the site of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Library Hall (completed in 1791); and guard houses. Also visible is signage for Peale's Museum, housed in American Philosophical Hall between 1794 and 1811.

List(s) this item appears in: Library Company Buildings : Graphic Materials

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Visual Material	Library Company of Philadelphia Graphic Arts Department	Graphic Arts - Women's History	Birch's views [Sn 22a/P.2276.49]	Available		126685

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Print trimmed.

Title from duplicate print.

Snyder, City of Independence 220.

Snyder,"William Birch: His Views" 22a.

View of the courtyard and rear of the State House with the mason tall case clock visible on the west wall. Several visitors utilize the grounds including a delegation of Native Americans on tour, strolling couples, women promenading, and boys playing near a grove of trees. In the background, stand the American Philosophical Hall (completed in 1789); the site of the Library Company of Philadelphia, Library Hall (completed in 1791); and guard houses. Also visible is signage for Peale's Museum, housed in American Philosophical Hall between 1794 and 1811.

Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's Views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982, rev. 2000), pl. 22.

Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited.

Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom (PW-285234-22), 2023-2025.