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Birch's views of Philadelphia : a reduced facsimile of The city of Philadelphia--as it appeared in the year 1800 : with photographs of the sites in 1960 & 2000 and commentaries / by S. Robert Teitelman.

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Birch's views of Philadelphia : a reduced facsimile of The city of Philadelphia--as it appeared in the year 1800 : with photographs of the sites in 1960 & 2000 and commentaries / by S. Robert Teitelman.
Publication
Philadephia, Pa. : The Free Library of Philadelphia : Antique Collectors' Club, 2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Teitelman, S. Robert.
  • W. Birch & Son. City of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800.
  • Free Library of Philadelphia.
  • Antique Collectors' Club.
Description
[80] p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps, port.; 22 x 28 cm.
Summary
In 1794 , William Russell Birch (1755-1834), an English enamel painter and engraver, emigrated to Philadelphia, then the national capital and centre of culture and commerce. Inspired by its prosperity and beauty, he conceived a series of twenty-seven engravings that captured its vibrant street life and busy ports. Prized by collectors and historians alike, as an eighteenth century record of an American city, Birch's Views is incomparable. Architectural historian S.Robert Teitelman has brought the views up-to-dateby including facing-page photographs recording each site in 1960 and 2000,complete with notes and a modern map. Although many handsome perspectives ofthe city in Birch's Views have disappeared through generations of development, significant structures remain. Teitelman's photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphia's renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 2000, adding a further dimension to William Birch's earlier visual record. -- Amazon.com.
Alternative Title
Views of Philadelphia: 1800, 1960, 2000
Subject
  • Historic sites > Philadelphia > Pictorial works
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) > Pictorial works
  • Philadelphia (Pa.) > Pictorial works
Genre/Form
  • illustrated books.
  • Illustrated works
  • History
  • Pictorial works
  • Ouvrages illustrés.
Note
  • Spine title: Views of Philadelphia: 1800, 1960, 2000.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800 : consisting of twenty eight plates drawn and engraved by W. Birch & Son.
ISBN
1851493697
OCLC
  • 48796375
  • SCSB-12717892
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library