The illustrated history of the Centennial Exhibition
Subtitle: held in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of American independence : with a full description of the great buildings and all the objects of interest on exhibition in them : embracing also, a concise history of the origin and success of the exhibition, and biographies of the leading members of the Centennial Commission : to which is added, a complete description of the city of Philadelphia
By: by James D. McCabe, author of the "Centennial history of the United States," "Pathways of the Holy Land," etc., etc
Contributors: Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, illustrator; Greatbach, William, 1802- engraver; Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, illustrator; Rea, Jeremiah, engraver; Snyder, W. P., engraver; Sharp, Joseph E., engraver; Wilhelm, August, 1836 or 1837- engraver; Yates, David G., engraver; Louderbach, James W., engraver; Waitt, Benjamin Franklin, 1817- engraver; Sebald, Hugo, active 1850-1870, engraver; Scattergood, David, engraver; Drake, William, engraver; Bookhout, Edward, engraver; Smithwick, J. G., engraver; Maddaus, Otto W., engraver; Rawson, Albert L. (Albert Leighton), 1829-1902, engraver; Ware, I. D. (Isaac Delaney), 1839-1901, engraver; Zenone, A., engraver; Orr, John William, 1815-1887, engraver; Williams, engraver; Schell, Frederic B., illustrator; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926, illustrator; Devereux, Nicholson B., approximately 1813- illustrator; Blanc, A., illustrator; Illman Brothers; Van Ingen & Snyder; Smith Bros. (Philadelphia, Pa.); Longacre Co; Probasco-Rea; Taylor-Smith; Crosscup & West; Allen Lane (Firm); J. Dickson & Co
Series: Smithsonian collections online : world's fairs and expositions : visions of tomorrow; Smithsonian collections online : world's fairs and expositions : visions of tomorrow
Publisher: The National Publishing Company
Published: 1876
Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Columbus, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 682
Copyright date: 1876
Subjects: Portraits; Description and travel; Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.); United States Centennial Commission
Notes: Frontispiece portrait of George Washington "Painted by Stuart. Engraved by Illman Brothers." The second frontispiece of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is engraved by W. Greatbatch [i.e. Greatbach] from the painting by J. Trumbull.

"List of illustrations engraved by Van Ingen & Snyder 706 Chestnut St. Philada."--Page 7-11. Many of them, however, are signed by other engravers, including J. Rea, W.P. Snyder, Sharp (i.e., Joseph E. Sharp?), Smith Bros., A. Wilhelm, D.G. Yates, J. Louderbach, B. Waitt, H. Sebald, Longacre Co., D. Scattergood, Probasco-Rea, Taylor-Smith, W. Drake, E. Bookhout, J. Smithwick, O.W. Maddaus, Crosscup & West, Allen-Lane, A.L. Rawson, I.D. Ware, J. Dickson & Co., A. Zenone, J.W. Orr, and Williams.

Some illustrations by F.B. Schell, T. Moran, N. Devereux, and A. Blanc.

Preface dated: Philadelphia, August 1st, 1876.

Publisher's advertisements, pages [683-690].

Reproduction of the original from the Smithsonian Libraries.