Staunton, Va. / drawn from nature by Ed. Beyer ; W. Rau. – Historic Reproduction
(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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This rare antique lithograph captures Staunton, Va. / drawn from nature by Ed. Beyer ; W. Rau. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Staunton, Va. / drawn from nature by Ed. Beyer ; W. Rau.
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Railroad stations and hotels are the features this bird's-eye view of Staunton, Virginia, singles out, setting a town of the 1850s around its new transportation and lodging. Edward Beyer, a German-born artist who traveled through Virginia recording its towns, drew the scene, and William Rau produced the lithograph, which was then colored by hand. Staunton, the seat of Augusta County in the Shenandoah Valley, gained rail service in the mid-1850s, and the elevated perspective lets viewers trace how the lines and hotels fit into the town's streets.
| Created / published | c1857. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored ; 44.5 x 73.5 cm. (image with accompanying text) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1850-1860.Cityscape prints 1850-1860.Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Copyright by Ed. Beyer. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.) 962.1 Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 107. |
| Subjects | Railroad stations--Virginia--Staunton--1850-1860. Hotels--Virginia--Staunton--1850-1860. Staunton (Va.)--1850-1860.United States--Virginia--Staunton. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,339 × 791 px · prints to 4 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216032 |
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