Steel Engraving - Philadelphia from Belmont (West Park)

Title: Philadelphia from Belmont (West Park)

Artist: G.P. Perkins

Engraver: P. Hinshelwood

Medium:  Print: Steel Engraving

Published: 1874, New York

Dimensions: 9.25 x 12.25 in. (235 x 311 mm)

Paper:  Wove, heavy weight.

Reverse:  Blank

Unmounted.

Suitable for framing.

Series: "Picturesque America"

A handsome print from Picturesque America.  This two volume set and others of its genre were popular during the mid-nineteenth century.  Through their ample illustrations they provided a glimpse of nineteenth century America, its towns, cities, rivers, ports, important architecture, and other areas of interest.  As stated by Sue Rainey, in her excellent Creating ‘Picturesque America’,  “As the first publication to celebrate the entire continental nation, it enabled Americans, after the trauma of the Civil War, to construct a national self-image based on reconciliation between North and South and incorporation of the West.” 

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