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William Penns Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pensylvania in North America 1681
| Article ID | AMU0806 |
Title | William Penns Treaty with the Indians, when he founded the Province of Pensylvania in North America 1681 |
Depicts William Penn and the indians by founding the state of Pensylvania.engraving by John Hall was based on Benjamin West's famous painting of William Penn's reported 1682 treaty with the Lenni Lenape, or Delaware Indians. | |
| Year | dated 1775 |
Artist | Holl |
Historical Description | Originally, Pennsylvania was the settlement area of the Susquehannock, who were wiped out by Iroquois and European colonists. In 1643, the first settlers settled coming from Sweden. Later it came under the control of England. From 1671, William Penn traveled to many European countries promoting Quaker colonies in the New World. The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to establish the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary that remains in effect today. It forms the historic boundary between the northern and southern states of the United States. |
| Dimensions (cm) | 46,5 x 59 cm |
| Condition | Lower letters partly missing, margin enlarged |
| Coloring | original colored |
| Technique | Copper print |