87D: SCULL, Nicolas and George HEAP. An East Prospect o Start Price USD 10,000.00 Current Price USD 19,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 11 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Location New York, NY See more about '87D: SCULL, Nicolas and George HEAP. An East Prospect o' Description click for larger image87D: SCULL, Nicolas and George HEAP. An East Prospect oSCULL, Nicolas and George HEAP. An East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia; taken by George Heap from the Jersey Shore, under the Direction of Nicholas Scull Surveyor General of the Province of Pennsylvania.London: T. Jefferys, c. 1756. Two-sheet engraved view (500 x 940 mm). Text in four columns below the view, "A Description of the Situation, Harbour &c. of the City and Port of Philadelphia." 14 numbered references. Inset map, "A Plan of the City of Philadelphia." Inset views of the State House and the Battery. Framed. Condition: very minor tear in the left margin, a lovely example. Provenance: Martin P. Snyder. the famous scull and heap east prospect view: "the most distinguished of all prints of the city of philadelphia." The origins of this impressive view of Philadelphia began in 1750, when proprietor Thomas Penn wrote his agent in Philadelphia asking for an artistic rendering of the city. Two years later, George Heap masterfully accomplished such a view from across the Delaware, presenting it in four panels in a very large format. Engraved and printed in June 1754, the print measured over seven feet long. "When Thomas Penn first saw Heap's drawing for the East Prospect, he objected to its great size" (Snyder). Engraver Thomas Jefferys suggested a version reduced to two-thirds the original. "In August, 1755, the drawing of the contracted view of Philadelphia was finished. Thomas Penn liked it much better than the large one, [writing to Richard Peters,] 'the perspective is well preserved, the Jersey shore, put in, which makes the water look like a River which in the first it did not'"(Wainwright). The presence of the New Jersey shoreline is indeed the most obvious difference between the large view and the contracted one. The detail is otherwise virtually identical, attesting to the skill of the engraver. The inset map below the view is surprisingly quite sparse, though in many respects is more accurate than any previous plan of the city. While its genesis is unknown, it seems likely to have been provided by Scull, perhaps as the early stages of his surveys for what would become the Clarkson-Biddle map of the city. The origins of the other additions, the views of the Battery and the Statehouse, are known; the former appearing as an inset to the original larger view and the latter from the 1752 Scull and Heap Map of Philadelphia (or more likely from the Gentleman's Magazine re-engraving). The present example of the East Prospect is the second issue of the contracted view, with the spelling of Scull's named corrected; Wainwright could not locate a single copy of the first issue. Of the contracted view, only 300 copies were ordered to be printed: 100 of the first state and 200 of the second issue. However, the original plate remained with Jefferys, who occassionally restruck the view into the 1760s. "The most distinguished of all prints of the city of Philadelphia in terms of age, rarity, and historical importance ... These [i.e. both the large view and the contracted one] present the first engraved likenesses showing the city's appearance" (Wainwright). Deak 100; Snyder, COI 18A (this copy illustrated as Fig. 18); Stokes and Haskell, p. 18; Wainwright, "Scull and Heap's East Prospect of Philadelphia" in PMHB vol. 73, no. 1.Auction House Bloomsbury Auctions6 West 48th StreetNew York, NY United States 10036-1902+12127191000Terms & Conditions1.(a) Bloomsbury Auctions Inc. trading as Bloomsbury Auctions ("the Auctioneer") sells as agent for the seller (except where otherwise stated) and as such is not responsible for any default by buyer or seller.(b) The Seller warrants to the Auctioneer and to the buyer that he is the true owner or is properly authorized to sell the property by the true owner and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.2. (a) The highest bidder to be the buyer. If during the auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen between bidders he has absolute authority to settle it or to re-offer the lot. The auctioneer may at his sole discretion determine the advance of bidding or refuse a bid, divide any lot, combine any two or more lots or withdraw any lot without prior notice.(b) Where goods are bought at auction by a buyer who has entered into an agreement with another or others that the other or others (or some of them) shall abstain from bidding for the goods and the buyer or other party or one of the other parties is a dealer, the buyer warrants that the goods are bought bona fide on a joint account.3. The buyer shall pay the price at which a lot is knocked down by the Auctioneer to the buyer ("the hammer price") together with a premium of 22.5% of the first $300,000 of the hammer price and 12.5% thereafter. The buyer shall also be responsible for the payment of all applicable sales taxes.4. (a) The buyer shall, upon the purchase, give in his name and permanent address together with proof of identity and pay to the Auctioneer the total sum due.(b) The buyer may be required to pay down during the course of the sale the whole or any part of the total sum due, and if he fails to do so after such request the lot or lots may at the Auctioneer's absolute discretion be put up again and resold immediately.(c) Any lots which have not been collected in person by the buyer (or the agent for the buyer) within 5 working days of the sale will be transferred to our exclusive shipping department for handling. If the buyer does not wish to use Bloomsbury Auctions shipping for their shipping needs, Bloomsbury Auctions New York must be notified within 3 working days of the sale.(d) The buyer shall, at his own expense, take away any lot or lots purchased no later than five working days after the auction day. Any lot not picked up by the buyer within this time will be shipped to the buyer at buyer's expense.(e) The Auctioneer may at his discretion agree credit terms with a buyer and extend the time limits for collection in special cases but otherwise payment shall be deemed to have been made only after the Auctioneer has received cash (In House Only) or a banker's draft or the buyer's check has been cleared.(f)In the event of late payment the Auctioneer reserves the right to charge the Buyer interests which shall accrue at the rate of 1.5 % per month (or the highest rate allowed under applicable law, whichever is lower).5. (a) If the buyer fails to pay for or take away any lots pursuant to clause 4 or breaches any other condition of that clause the Auctioneer, as agent for the seller, shall be entitled, after consultation with the seller, to exercise one or other of the following rights:(i)Rescind the sale of that or any other lots sold to the buyer who defaults and re-sell the lot or lots whereupon the defaulting buyer shall pay to the Auction any shortfall between the proceeds of that sale after deduction of costs or re-sale and the total sum due. Any surplus shall belong to the seller.(ii) Proceed for damages for breach of contract.(b) Without prejudice to the Auctioneer's rights hereunder if any lot or lots are not collected within five days or such longer period as the Auctioneer may have agreed otherwise, the Auctioneer may charge the buyer a storage charge up to $5.00 per lot per day for the first 8 working days and $10.00 per lot per working day thereafter.6. (a) Notwithstanding any other terms of these conditions, if within fourteen days of the sale the Auctioneer has received from the buyer of any lot notice in writing that in his view the lot is a deliberate forgery and within fourteen days after such notification the buyer returns the same to the Auctioneer in the same condition as at the time of the sale and satisfies the Auctioneer that considered in the light of the entry in the catalogue the lot is a deliberate forgery, then the sale of the lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded. "A deliberate forgery" means a lot made with intention to deceive.(b) A buyer's claim under this condition shall be limited to any amount paid to the Auctioneer for the lot and for the purpose of this condition the buyer shall be the person to whom the original invoice was made out by the Auctioneer.7. Lots may be removed during the sale after full settlement in accordance with 4.d. hereof.8. All goods delivered to the Auctioneer's premises will be deemed to be delivered for sale by auction unless otherwise stated in writing and will be catalogued and sold at the Auctioneer's discretion and are accepted by the Auctioneer subject to all these conditions. By delivering the goods to the auctioneer for inclusion in his auction sales each seller acknowledges that he or it accepts and agrees to all conditions.9. (a) Unless otherwise instructed in writing all goods on the Auctioneer's premises and in its custody will be held insured against the risk of fire, burglary, water damage and accidental breakage or damage for which insurance the Auctioneer will charge the Seller a premium of 1.5% of the applicable deemed value. The value of the goods so covered will be the hammer price, or in the case of unsold lots the best bid, or in the case of loss or damage prior to the sale the median of the pre-sale estimates.(b) The Auctioneer shall not be responsible for loss or damage to goods of any kind whether caused by negligence or otherwise unless goods are covered by insurance effected by the Auctioneer as provided for in clause 9.a. above.(c) Any liability of the Auctioneer for any claim arising from loss or damage of any kind in respect of goods whether caused by negligence or otherwise including any claims for conservation will be limited to the amount of insurance cover effected in accordance with the provisions of clause 9.b. above.10. The Auctioneer's current standard notices and information will apply to any contract with the Auctioneer as if incorporated herein.11. The Auctioneer accepts no responsibility in connection with the commissioning of their staff to bid for any lots. Reserves and commissions given by telephone are accepted at sender's risk and must be confirmed in writing before the date of the sale. Bloomsbury Auctions New York offers absentee and telephone bidding services as a convenience to our clients, and will do all in its power to execute bids correctly but will not be responsible for errors or failures to execute bids.12. Lots in which the auctioneer has an interest will be marked in the catalogue with a diamond.13. Please contact Bloomsbury Auctions for information concerning warranty constraints.14. The rights and obligations of the parties as set forth above shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. In the event of a dispute, all bidders and the purchaser expressly agree to submit themselves to the personal jurisdiction of the New York State Courts and their rules.ShippingBuyer Pays Shipping Cost.Buyer's PremiumUSD 0 - USD 300000  22.5 %USD 300001 +   12.5 %PaymentPayment to be made via US $ check drawn on a US bank or wire transfer. Contact for wire transfer information.TaxesNew York State sales tax charged to applicable buyers.ContractYour bid is a contract.Place a bid only if you're serious about buying the item. If you are the successful and winning bidder, you have entered into a legally binding contract to purchase the property bid on from the seller. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding.RegistrationBidders are required to:a) Sign up for this auction& b) Complete bidding approval formApproval is at the discretion of the Auction House.HelpHelp with biddingImages Online Auction services by LiveAuctioneers Place a Bid!