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Birch's Views of Philadelphia
William Russell BirchS. Robert Teitelman
其他書名
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
出版Free Library of Philadelphia, 2000
主題Art / Subjects & Themes / GeneralHistory / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)Photography / Individual Photographers / GeneralPhotography / Subjects & Themes / RegionalTravel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
ISBN18514936979781851493692
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=x6l4AAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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-date by including facing-page photographs recording each site in 1960 and 2000, complete with notes and a modern map. Although many handsome perspectives of the 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. This edition makes a true collector's item available to all lovers of early Americana and the city of Philadelphia.