Bird's eye views : historic lithographs of North American cities / by John W. Reps
de Reps, John William
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 98 pages; Description: 98 p. : col. ill. ; 32 x 38 cm. Subjects: City and town life in art --Lithography, American --19th century --United States --Canada --In art. Summary: 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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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- 158194
- Título
- Bird's eye views : historic lithographs of North American cities / by John W. Reps
- Autor
- Reps, John William
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- Usado
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- 3
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- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1568981465
- ISBN 13
- 9781568981468
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- New York : Princeton Architectural Press
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- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1998
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