A richly detailed and lively factory view, reflecting and idealizing the expansion of American industry in the second half of the nineteenth century. This pleasing chromolithograph, executed by leading New York lithographers Major & Knapp, depicts the extensive and variegated complex of a prominent starch manufacturer, situated on the shores.....
A scarce bird’s eye view of Bennington, Vermont by the prolific view-maker L. R. Burleigh, likely published around the time of the dedication ceremony for the Bennington Battle Monument, the tallest structure in Vermont. Based on Burleigh’s larger view of Bennington published in 1887, this view shows the town situated.....
A splendid large-folio view of San Francisco as seen from an imaginary elevated vantage point over San Francisco Bay, showing the city as it appeared after three decades of extraordinary growth beginning with the Gold Rush in 1849. By the 1870s San Francisco was not only the most important city.....
A large and handsome bird’s eye view of the historic sea-side town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This richly detailed view depicts the city and the surrounding area, as seen from an imaginary elevated vantage point in the northwest looking southeast. In the foreground, various vessels are shown plying the waters.....
A fine bird’s eye view of National City, California in the 1880s, issued as one side of a folding brochure promoting real estate offered by the San Diego Land & Town Company. Depicting National City as seen from an elevated vantage point in the east looking toward San Diego Bay.....
A large and quite impressive bird’s eye view of Portland, Maine, as it appeared after a decade of rebuilding, following the great fire of 1866. This fine, richly detailed view of Portland depicts the city—viewed from an elevated eastern vantage point—as a lively, prosperous place, with a busy harbor, an.....