Illustrations of Philadelphia at the American Philosophical Society

Views of Philadelphia at the APS

The graphics collections at the APS include several dozen images of the Philadelphia region dating from the 18th through 20th centuries. Among these are a nearly complete set of the engravings of William and Thomas Birch, along with lesser known engravings and works of original art. The on-line selection includes many of the best, but by no means all. Contact the Manuscripts Department for additional information.

Low resolution scans may be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail image. Photographic prints of images may be requested at $15 for a black and white 8x10" print or $40 for a color transparency (which must be returned within six months). Additional publication fees may apply. To place and order or for further information, please contact the Manuscripts Department for further information.

Artists A-C | Artists D-K | Artists L-Z | William and Thomas Birch

Artists D-K

Title:	Vue de Philadelphie
Artist:	Lazelt, Balth. Frederic
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 42

Title:	Fairmount, from the head arches of the Forebay
Artist:	Lehman, George
Date:	1829
ID #:	M42.22.6

Title:	The New Suspension Bridge at Fairmount, Philadelphia
Artist:	Lehman, George
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 11

Title:	The Great Elm Tree of Shackamaxon (now Kensington), under which William Penn Concluded his Treaty with the Indians in 1682 it fell during a storm in 1810
Artist:	Lehman, George (Painted and engraved)
Date:	1827
ID #:	M42.22.13

Title:	Upper Ferry Bridge
Artist:	Lehman, George
Date:	1870
ID #:	FAP 15

Title:	190 High Street, Philadelphia, Residence of President Washington, 1790-1798
Artist:	McIntyre Henry B.
Date:	1952
ID #:	M42.22.24

Title:	Christ Church, Philadelphia
Artist:	Malcolm, James Peller
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.17

Title:	The Jail, Philadelphia
Artist:	Malcolm, James Peller
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.27

Title:	Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylvania
Artist:	Mason, William
Date:	December 1831
ID #:	M42.21.31

Title:	Machine a vapeur sur la riviere Schuylkill, Walet works on the Schylkill river
Artist:	Milburn, Jacques Gerard
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.22.11

Title:	Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Artist:	Moran
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.19

Title:	Fairmount Water Works
Artist:	Palmer, Frances Flora Bond
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.22.7

Title:	"Peale's First Museum" (3rd and Lombard Streets, Philadelphia)
Artist:	Peale, Charles Willson
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 84

Title:	Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Artist:	Poleni, Theodore
Date:	1876
ID #:	M42.5.7

Title:	Souvenir of the Coldest Winter on Record. Scene on the Delaware River at Philada.
Artist:	Queen, J.
Date:	1856
ID #:	FAP 54

Title:	Fairmount Waterworks.
Artist:	Rosengarten, A. G.
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 80

Title:	Northern Liberties and Spring Garden
Artist:	Scott, Thomas M.; Engr. by Charles Conrad Kuchel; printed by Peter S. Duval
Date:	1852
ID #:	FAP 3

Title:	"An East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania." From London Magazine.
Artist:	Scull and Heap
Date:	1761
ID #:	FAP 91

Title:	View Near Falls of Schuylkill
Artist:	Shaw, Joshua; Engr. by John Hill
Date:	1819-1821
ID #:	FAP 14

Title:	View on the Wissahickon, Pennsylvania
Artist:	Shaw, Joshua; Engr. by John Hill
Date:	1819-1821
ID #:	FAP 16

Title:	Philadelphia from Camden, 1850
Artist:	Smith, Francis
Date:	1850
ID #:	FAP 93

Title:	Philadelphia
Artist:	Smith, John Raphael
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.4

Title:	Girard College for Orphans at Philadelphia
Artist:	Steel, James W.
Date:	1855
ID #:	M42.21.38

Title:	Bank of the United States, Chestnut Street Philadelphia
Artist:	Strickland, George
Date:	1827
ID #:	M42.22.15

Title:	Girard's Bank, late United States Bank
Artist:	Strickland, George
Date:	December 1829
ID #:	M42.21.10

Title:	Philadelphia Exchange
Artist:	Strickland, William; Printed by D. Stevens
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 22

Title:	"The Building by the Bounty of Government and many Private Persons was proudly founded for the Relief of the Sick and Miserable. Anno 1755." (Pennsylvania Hospital)
Artist:	Strickland, William; Engr. by Samuel Seymour
Date:	1811
ID #:	FAP 24

Title:	A View of the New Market from the Corner of Shippen & Second Streets Philadelphia, 1787
Artist:	Thackara, James
Date:	1787
ID #:	M42.21.24

Title:	The Penitentiary, Philadelphia
Artist:	Walker, William
Date:	1830
ID #:	M42.21.30

Title:	Girard College for Orphans at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Artist:	Walter, Thomas Ustick
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.1.7

Title:	Girard College, Main Building (Philadelphia: B. G. Rogers,)
Artist:	Walter, Thomas Ustic
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.39

Title:	Philadelphia
Artist:	Weber, Paul
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 30

Title:	William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America 1681
Artist:	West, Benjamin
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.25

Title:	East View of Philadelphia
Artist:	Whitefield, Edwin
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.5

Title:	North View of Philadelphia
Artist:	Whitefield, Edwin
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	M42.21.7

Title:	"View from the State House (looking east over Philosophical Hall and Library Hall)." Litho. from Wild's Views of Philadelphia.
Artist:	Wild, John Caspar
Date:	1838
ID #:

Title:	Fairmount Water Works
Artist:	Wild, John Caspar
Date:	n.d.
ID #:	FAP 201

Artists A-C | Artists D-K | Artists L-Z | William and Thomas Birch