Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Vue de Philadelphie [View of Philadelphia]

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Object Details

Maker
Balthazar Frederic Leizelt (German, ca. 1727-1796)
Date
ca. 1770
Geography
Germany: Augsburg
Culture
German
Medium
paper; hand-colored engraving on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/2 in x 18 3/4 in; 34.29 cm x 47.625 cm
Provenance
Undocumented
Inscriptions
In both German and French: "The old Capital of Pa., North America. William Penn to whom Charles II, the King of England the entire charter in 1682 between two navigable rivers called Philadelphia because its citizens lived in brotherly love."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mildred R. Mottahedeh
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1981.0026