Landing of William Penn
Permanent ID:
14628
Call number:
Ba 18 S 385
Date:
1850
Image Description:
Sentimental scene showing the landing of William Penn at Philadelphia in 1682. Depicts a crowd of several people, including early Pennsylvania colonists and Delaware Indians, surrounding and greeting Penn who is flanked by his entourage. Colonists, predominately men, include an elderly man and a boy. Also shows the sails of Penn’s docked ship, a building, and the Delaware River in the background. Penn arrived in Philadelphia at a basin off of Dock Creek via a barge upriver from Chester, Pa. where he had moored his ship "Welcome."
Dimensions:
Width: 23 cm, Height: 16 cm
