Keywords: Philadelphia (1770) Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt.jpg en This print from the 1770s probably made shortly before the start of the American War of Independence depicts Philadelphia as a European port city with substantial buildings along a busy waterfront The caption at the bottom reads in German and in French Philadelphia the capital of the North American province of Pennsylvania which was founded by William Penn who was granted the entire province by King Charles II of England in 1682 between two navigable rivers and which was called Philadelphia so that the city ™s inhabitants might live together in brotherly harmony 1770 Library of Congress Balthasar Friedrich Leizelt other versions PD-Art Balthasar Friedrich Leizel 1770s Painting American Colony Pennsylvania Ports and harbours |