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Perspective View of the State House.

Item Info

Item No: pdcc00598
Title: Perspective View of the State House.
Media Type: Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:

Shows a depiction of front facade of Independence Hall with a written description of its interior dimensions. Drawn by noted mapmakers Nicholas Scull and George Heap to accompany their famous 1750 map of Philadelphia, this is the earliest known representation of the State House.


Creation Year: 1749
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.7
Creator Name: Scull, Nicholas, 1686?-1761? - Engraver
Heap, George, active 1715-1760 - Engraver
Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler