Image: Philadelphia (1770) Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Description: This print from the 1770s, probably made shortly before the start of the American War of Independence, depicts Philadelphia as a European port city, with substantial buildings along a busy waterfront. The caption at the bottom reads, in German and in French: “Philadelphia, the capital of the North American province of Pennsylvania, which was founded by William Penn (who was granted the entire province by King Charles II of England) in 1682 between two navigable rivers, and which was called Philadelphia so that the city’s inhabitants might live together in brotherly harmony.”
Title: Philadelphia (1770) Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Credit: Library of Congress
Author: Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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