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Print (Color lithograph)
BIRD'S EYE VIEW,/ CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS./ FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA./ 1876.
H. J. Toudy and Co.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
H. J. Toudy and Co. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1973.0565
Credit Line/Donor
Library purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1973.0565
Object Name
Print (Color lithograph)
Title
BIRD'S EYE VIEW,/ CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS./ FAIRMOUNT PARK, PHILADELPHIA./ 1876.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
H. J. Toudy and Co. (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Published by H. J. Toudy & Co., 621 & 623 Commerce St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1875 & 1876 by H. J. Toudy & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Historical
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Lithography
Dimensions (inches)
18 (H) x 23.9 (W) x 17.23 (Image H) x 22.93 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.7 (H) x 60.8 (W) x 43.77 (Image H) x 58.25 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W at top.
Publisher Summary
H. J. Toudy and Co.
Publisher Date
01/01/1876
Place of Publication
621 & 623 Commerce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Publisher Name
H. J. Toudy and Co.
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Colored stones
Edition Notes
This is the second edition of this print. Toudy and Co. issued the first edition in 1875 before the Fair opened; it lacks the same amount of detail, number of small buidings, and the observation tower at center back.