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Plan of Laurel Hill Cemetery, north section [Philadelphia, Pa.] – Antique Print

Plan of Laurel Hill Cemetery, north section [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1852 — antique engraving
Plan of Laurel Hill Cemetery, north section [Philadelphia, Pa.], 1852. Antique engraving from the Philadelphia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Plan of Laurel Hill Cemetery, north section [Philadelphia, Pa.], an antique engraving rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Plan of Laurel Hill Cemetery, north section [Philadelphia, Pa.]

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Laurel Hill Cemetery, on the high bluffs above the Schuylkill River, was one of the first rural cemeteries in America, laid out in the 1830s with winding paths and landscaped lots meant to invite visitors as much as mourners. This color engraving shows the north section as a formal plan, a map of the grounds that would have helped a reader find a particular family plot or monument. It appeared as an illustration in R.A. Smith's illustrated guide to the cemetery, published in 1852, when such guides were popular with Philadelphians who treated the grounds as a place for Sunday strolls and quiet reflection.

Created / published1852
Medium1 print : engraving, color.
GenrePlans 1850-1860.Book illustrations 1850-1860.Engravings Color 1850-1860.
NotesIllus. in: R.A. Smith, Smith's illustrated guide to and through Laurel Hill Cemetery, p.6.
SubjectsCemeteries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1850-1860. Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 959 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163084

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