Birch's views of Philadelphia
Subtitle: a reduced facsimile of The city of Philadelphia-- as it appeared in the year 1800
By: with photographs of the sites in 1960 & 1982 by S. Robert Teitelman.
Contributors: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834.; Teitelman, S. Robert.; Heaney, Howell J.; Rosenwald, Edith Goodkind, donor.; W. Birch & Son.; Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Free Library of Philadelphia
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Pictorial works.
Other titles: City of Philadelphia-- as it appeared in the year 1800.
Notes: Half title: Views of Philadelphia 1800, 1960, 1982 : a comparative record.
Introduction and notes by S. Robert Teitelman and Howell J. Heaney.
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.
LC copy signed on front free endpaper: "For Edith who has always played a vibrant role in Philadelphia's cultural life with admiration from Bob"; followed by "titelman"[sic.] in pencil.
Bibliographical references to related pictures: p. [73-75].
Source: Bequest of Edith G. Rosenwald, Jan. 23, 1989.