The image shows a detailed engraving of Philadelphia viewed from an elevated position across water. The horizon line includes small hills and a skyline with buildings, including church spires. The print is in black and white with a historical feel. Ships with sails are on the water, some moving and others still. The cityscape is dense with buildings under a cloud-filled sky. Inset illustrations feature the State House and the Battery.

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The East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania

British 18th Century

artist after George Heap (American, active 1714 - 1752)

publisher London Magazine

1761

Medium: engraving on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 17.94 × 51.44 cm (7 1/16 × 20 1/4 in.) ; sheet: 20.32 × 52.71 cm (8 × 20 3/4 in.)
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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