Views in Central Park, New York
Publisher: L. Prang & Co.
Published: 1864
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Pictorial works
Other titles: Photographs :; Prang's Central Park
Notes: "In 1864, Prang issued several series of cards, among which were three sets on Central Park, which had just opened in 1857.... These cards illustrate scenes in Central Park and survive as among the rarest and most sought-after of all of Prang's cards."--Bookseller description, Ursus Rare Books Ltd.

"In 1864, Prang issued numerous series of cards, often showing nature scenes, and meant to be collected and tipped into albums."--Antiquarian Booksellers' Association website (accessed June 24, 2015).

"[Prang's] firm printed business cards, advertisements and other forms of ephemera including sets of album cards. Album cards were a series of small scenes that were put into envelopes or in patented albums with hard covers, and quickly became popular collectibles in Victorian America. One example is Views of Central Park, which Prang issued as a set of three albums each depicting 12 scenic views."--New York Historial Society Museum & Library blog (viewed June 24, 2015).

Other albums with same date and title may have different contents.

Contents titles from bookseller's description, Ursus Rare Books Ltd.

Prints mounted into a Victorian album; one window per page.

Title devised by cataloger.

Lib. copy final 6 unnumbered blank pages for inserts and an unnumbered blank leaf "Index" at end.

Lib. copy chromolithograph cards do not have title below an image in album leaves.
Table of contents: title: 1. Rustic bridge; title: 2. Rustic arbor; title: 3. Boat landing; title: 4. The arch; title: 5. The island; title: 6. Marble bridge over the lake; title: 7. The ramble; title: 8. Entrance to cave; title: 9. The brook; title: 10. Cascade; title: 11. Moonlight on the lake; title: 12. The lake; title: 13. Abode of the swans; title: 14. The music temple; title: 15. Ornamental bridge; title: 16. Entrace to cave from the lake; title: 17. Rude stairway; title: 18. Rustic arbor; title: 19. A glimpse of the lake; title: 20. The drive; title: 21. Sunset on the lake; title: 22. The tower; title: 23. The silver lake; title: 24. The bridle path.