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TITLE:  A view of Charles Town the capital of South Carolina in North America Vue de Charles Town capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / engraved by C. Canot from an original painting of T. Mellish, in the collection of Mr. John Bowles.

CALL NUMBER:  Illus. in NE1714 .S4 (folio) [General Collections]

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-45325 (b&w film copy neg.)

RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication.

SUMMARY:  Print shows ships in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, with distant view of the city in the background.

MEDIUM:  1 print : etching.

CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [London : s.n., 1768]

CREATOR:

Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, engraver.

NOTES:

Title from item.

Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robt. Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the Corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard.

Illus. in: Scenographia Americana. London : J. Bowles, 1768.

Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 610.

SUBJECTS:

Harbors--South Carolina--Charleston--1760-1770.
Ships--South Carolina--Charleston--1760-1770.
Charleston (S.C.)--1760-1770.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

FORMAT:

Cityscape prints 1760-1770.
Marine prints 1760-1770.
Book illustrations 1760-1770.
Etchings 1760-1770.

REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a45523 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a45523

CONTROL #:  2004672416



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