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Depiction of a view of Annapolis, Maryland, as seen from the steamboat wharf. The Maryland State House and the spire of St. Anne's Episcopal Church are visible in the image. The landscape takes up the bottom half of the composition, while the top half shows an empty sky. This drawing was found in the portfolio…

Depiction of a view of Annapolis, Maryland, as seen from the steamboat wharf. The Maryland State House and the spire of St. Anne's Episcopal Church are visible in the image. The landscape takes up the bottom half of the composition, while the top half shows an empty sky. This drawing was found in the portfolio…

Annapolis, from the Steamboat Wharf

Description

Depiction of a view of Annapolis, Maryland, as seen from the steamboat wharf. The Maryland State House and the spire of St. Anne's Episcopal Church are visible in the image. The landscape takes up the bottom half of the composition, while the top half shows an empty sky. This drawing was found in the portfolio of Judge George Washington Dobbin (1820-1879).

Creator

Date

circa mid-19th century

Materials

Pen and ink over graphite on bristol board

Dimensions

7 1/4 H x 9 1/16 W inches

Object ID

1951.78.9

Accession Number

1951.78

Resource ID

10459

Notes

This drawing is dated to before 1859, the year in which St. Anne's Episcopal Church burned down.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. George Dobbin Brown

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.