Title
[Philadelphia from the great Tree at Kensington].
Creator
Cartwright, Thomas (Printmaker), printmaker.
Publication details
[London and Philadelphia] : [Atkins & Nightingale], [January 1 1801]
Physical details
1 print : hand-coloured aquatint and etching ; sheet 41.7 x 58 cm (trimmed below platemark), on support 56.4 x 74.4 cm
Description
Elm tree at right in the foreground, with five men standing on a wharf among cannons beyond at left, ships and boats moored near the harbour and view of Philadelphia in the background. Pasted on mount annotated on verso: 'Drawn by G. Beck / Engraved by J. Cartwright, London / Published Jan.y 1. 1801, by Atkins and Nightingale No. 143 Leadenhall Street, London, and No. 35, North Front Street, Philadelphia. / Philadelphia from the great Tree at Kensington under which Penn made his great treaty with the Indians'.
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Other persons
Beck, George, 1748 or 1749-1812, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.122.9.a.11.TAB.PORTFOLIO.