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| Titles: | Philadelphia, taken from Kensington Frontispiece (folding plate) from James Mease, The Picture of Philadelphia, Giving an Account of its Origin, Increase and Improvements in Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, Commerce and Revenue. With a Compendious View of its Societies, Literary, Benevolent, Patriotic, & Religious. Its Police – the Public Buildings – the Prison and Penetentiary System – Institutions, Monied and Civil-Museum (Philadelphia: B. & T. Kite 1811) |
| Date: | c. 1811 |
| Artists: | Samuel Seymour (American (born England), c. 1775–c. 1832) After a drawing by Thomas Birch (American (born England), 1779–1851) |
| Medium: | Hand-colored etching and engraving with decoratively cut margins |
| Dimensions: | Image and sheet (irregular): 6 1/4 × 12 inches (15.9 × 30.5 cm) Mount: 9 × 13 13/16 inches (22.9 × 35.1 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2012 |
| Accession Number: | 2012-172-90 |
| Geography: | Published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America |
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