7 pieces.
(Birch's Philadelphia Views.) Hand-Colored Engravings. Birch, W[illiam]: "The City & Part of Philadelphia, on The River Delaware from Kensington. [Philadelphia], 1800. 1st ed. 10 13/16 x 13 3/8 in; 275 x 340 mm, wide margins. With "frontispiece" engraved above image. Mtd to bd, glue residue stain in blank margins, moderate toning & foxing to image, a few fissures outside of image. Snyder 2a. * "High Street with the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia." Philadelphia, 1799. 1st ed. 11 x 13 in; 279 x 330 mm. Trimmed at, just within or near plate mark, conserved & laid down on archival paper sheet, moderately toned & mat-burned, several repairs & losses outside of image. S 9a. * "Library and Surgeon's Hall, in Fifth Street, Philadelphia." Philadelphia, 1799. 1st ed. 11 7/8 x 13 1/4 in; 300 x 350 mm, wide margins. Laid down & conserved on archival paper sheet, moderately & evenly toned throughout image & text, glue reside stain in blank margins. S 19e. * "Congress Hall and New Theatre, in Chestnut Street, Philadelphia." [Philadelphia], 1800. 2nd ed. 10 1/2 x 13 in; 260 x 330 mm, trimmed just within plate mark, laid down & conserved on archival paper sheet, image moderately toned, occasionally lightly foxed, area outside image moderately to heavily toned. S 22b. * "Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street, Philadelphia." [Philadelphia], 1799. 1st ed. 10 1/8 x 11 in; 257 x 280 mm, partly trimmed within plate mark, mtd on bd, moderately to heavily toned. S 26a. * "Preparation for War to Defend Commerce,...The Swedish Church,...Frigate Philadelphia." Philadelphia, 1900. 9 7/8 x 11 3/8 in; 250 x 365 mm. Trimmed within plate mark at edge of image & text, hinge mtd, some light foxing. S 29. All with orig color.