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Thomas Penn
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Thomas Penn

Date1751
Engraver 1737 - 1797
After work by 1711 - 1789
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 × 9 1/4in. (34.3 × 23.5cm)
Other (Plate): 13 × 9in. (33 × 22.9cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2004-44
DescriptionLower margin reads: "Davis Pinx. 1751./ Martin. Sc./ Thomas Penn Esq.r/ One of the First Proprietors of Pennsilvania. 1751."Label TextThomas Penn, 1701-1775, was the son of William Penn, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. Upon his father's death, he inherited a share of Pennsylvania with his brothers John and Richard. During the years 1732-1741, he managed the proprietary affairs of the colony. Penn was Proprietor during the famous boundary dispute between Pennsylvania and Maryland in 1732 (seen on map, acc. #G1984-43). During his tenure, a variety of maps and prints of the colony and City of Philadelphia were surveyed and printed. See acc. #1950-395; 1954-1064,A; 1985-73,A-C; 1983-218.ProvenanceBefore 2004, W. Graham Arader, III (New York, NY); 2004-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).