Title
A View of CHARLES-TOWN, the Capital of SOUTH CAROLINA : From an Original Picture painted at Charles Town, in the Year 1774. / Painted by Tho.s Leitch ; Engraved by Sam.l Smith.
Creator
Smith, Samuel, approximately 1745-approximately 1808, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Published as the Act directs 3.d June 1776. by S. Smith, Green Street, Leicester Fields, London, [June 3 1776]
Physical details
1 print : engraving and etching ; platemark 47.7 x 74.5 cm, on sheet 48.4 x 74.5 cm
Description
Panoramic view of Charleston, possibly from James Island, with four men trying to bring a boat to shore at left, three men (one of them with a telescope) looking at a British ship on the sea in the middle, and a fisherman carrying a basket at right in the foreground; city in the background, with landmarks including St Philip's Church and the State House.
Place
Charleston (S.C.)
Other persons
Leitch, Thomas, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.122.69.