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Jay T. Snider Collection
Bloomsbury Auctions is proud to announce for sale the collection of Jay T. Snider, featuring the history of Philadelphia and important Americana. This unique collection is comprised of a combination of text and iconography representing the growth and development of the City of Brotherly Love. The sale includes impressive colonial material, important revolutionary and federal period items and a wealth of 19th century graphic representations. Also featured in this collection are the two famous printers, William Bradford and Benjamin Franklin, along with 17th and 18th century important manuscripts relating to the Logan, Norris and Dickinson families.
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![BECK, George. A View on the River Schuylkill near: BECK, George. A View on the River Schuylkill near Philadelphia.[London: George Nightingale, 1 November 1806.] Aquatint engraved by T. Cartwright, hand-colored (412 x 570 mm). Condition: trimmed to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/839/17444/5912418_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1226588954)




![HILLS, John. A Plan of the City of Philadelphia a: HILLS, John. A Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Environs.Philadelphia: Hills, [c. 1810]. Map engraved by William Kneass, printed on nine sheets and joined, linen-backed and affixed with wooden](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/839/17444/5912423_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1226588954)



![STRICKLAND, William. South Front of the Pennsylva: STRICKLAND, William. South Front of the Pennsylvania Hospital.[Philadelphia: c. 1811 but printed later?]. View engraved by Samuel Seymour, surmounting a separately engraved partly-printed student's](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/839/17444/5912427_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1226588954)




![STRICKLAND, William. Lancaster - Schuylkill Bridg: STRICKLAND, William. Lancaster - Schuylkill Bridge. Over the River at Philadelphia. [Upper Ferry Bridge]. Single Arch 340 feet 3_ Inches. Invented by Lewis Wernwag. Executed by him & Joseph](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/839/17444/5912432_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1226588954)








