As new towns and cities spread across the American frontier in the 19th century, itinerant artists soon followed, documenting these growing urban centres by drawing aerial perspectives, also known as bird's eye views. Commissioned by land speculators, local businesses, civic organizations and individual citizens, these renderings fostered both civic pride and local commerce. The use of colour lithography allowed the inexpensive reproduction of the highest quality drawings, so that a bird's eye view was within the financial ...
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As new towns and cities spread across the American frontier in the 19th century, itinerant artists soon followed, documenting these growing urban centres by drawing aerial perspectives, also known as bird's eye views. Commissioned by land speculators, local businesses, civic organizations and individual citizens, these renderings fostered both civic pride and local commerce. The use of colour lithography allowed the inexpensive reproduction of the highest quality drawings, so that a bird's eye view was within the financial budget of even the smallest towns. This text collects over 100 views dating between 1835 and 1902, showing the streets, buildings, churches, bridges, waterways and surrounding countryside of North American towns, ranging from burgeoning metropolitan centres to small logging towns and mining camps. Also provided is a background on the artistic process and on urban development in the 19th century.
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Like New. Size: 12x0x15; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Used-Very Good. As new towns and cities spread across the American frontier in the nineteenth century, itinerant artists soon followed, documenting these growing urban centers by drawing aerial perspectives, also known as bird's eye views. Commissioned by land speculators, local businesses, civic organizations, and individual citizens, these renderings fostered both civic pride and local commerce. The use of color lithography, a recent invention popularized by such prominent publishers as Currier &Ives, allowed the inexpensive reproduction of the highest-quality drawings, so that a bird's eye view was within the financial budget of even the smallest towns. These extraordinarily detailed lithographs eventually numbered in the thousands and now serve as a rich pictorial record of North America as it stood a century ago. This sequel to our highly acclaimed title 'An Atlas of Rare City Maps' collects over 100 views dating between 1835 and 1902, showing the streets, buildings, churches, bridges, waterways, and surrounding countryside of North American towns, ranging from burgeoning metropolitan centers to small logging towns and mining camps. Baltimore, Brooklyn, Denver, Indianapolis, Memphis, Montreal, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Syracuse, and Washington are just a few of the cities presented in this collection. The exquisite color and fine detail of these bird's eye views have been reproduced in all their original glory; also included is an introduction by John W. Reps providing a background on the artistic process and on urban development in the nineteenth century.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Exceptional volume with reproductions of rare lithographs of North American cities. Minimal shelf wear to the edges; interior clean and unread. Over-sized.
