A N.W. View of the State House in Philadelphia.

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• ARTIST: Charles Willson Peale

• PUBLISHER: Pub. in Columbian Magazine.

• MEDIUM: Engraving,

  DATE: c.1876.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 3/4 x 6 13/16" (12 x 17.3 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Originally published in 1787, we believe this is a posthumous impression was printed around the time of the centennial celebration of America's independence. <br><br> C. Peale del (drawn by Charles Willson Peale). J.T. sculp. (engraved by James Trenchard). <br><br> Independence Hall is located at 520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA. The original structure (seen here) was designed by Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton, and underwent construction between 1732-1753. By the early 1770s, the wooden steeple was noted to be rotten but, likely due to the American Revolutionary War, wasn't removed until 1781 when the rot had advanced to a dangerous level. The building sat without a steeple for several decades until 1828, when William Strickland was hired to restore the lost structure. Rather than remaking the original, however, he combined the steeple and clock-tower into one entity, and had them constructed primarily out of brick.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Overall good condition, some staining in the margins. Plate is worn, making parts of the title line difficult to read.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Pennsylvania - Philadelphia