Birch's views of Philadelphia
Subtitle: 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: by S. Robert Teitelman.
Contributors: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834.; Teitelman, S. Robert.; W. Birch & Son.
Edition: 200th anniversary ed.
Publisher: Free Library of Philadelphia; Antique Collectors' Club
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Philadelphia]; [Wappingers' Falls, N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Historic sites -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Pictorial works.; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Views of Philadelphia 1800, 1960, 1982
Description: "Prized by collectors and historians alike, Birch's Views, as an eighteenth century record of an American city, is incomparable." "This new edition - a reduced facsimile of Birch's original publication reproduces all the views in full color. S. Robert Teitelman has brought each view up-to-date by including facing-page photographs of each site in 1960 and 2000, with commentaries and a modern map to show locations.".

"Many beautiful perspectives of the city in Birch's Views have disappeared entirely through generations of development, but significant structures remain, from the Independence Hall group, to Pennsylvania Hospital, and the Bank of the United States. Teitelman's photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphia's renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 2000 and add another dimension to the marvelous visual record provided by Birch.

This new edition makes a true collector's item available to all lovers of early Americana and Philadelphia."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Full title of the original: 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.