City of Newark, N.J. / Parsons & Atwater, del. – Antique Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of City of Newark, N.J. / Parsons & Atwater, del.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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City of Newark, N.J. / Parsons & Atwater, del.
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Its elevated vantage point sets this view apart: it looks down on Newark as a bird would, so the streets, rooftops, and blocks lie open at once. Published in New York around 1874 by Parsons & Atwater, the lithograph belongs to a wave of bird's-eye city views that flourished in the 1870s, when American towns eagerly bought pictures showing their growth in precise detail. Newark, then a busy manufacturing center known for leather, jewelry, and other trades, makes a fitting subject, and the copyright was held by C.R. Parsons. The large sheet rewards close looking, since each building and street is drawn with care.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Parsons & Atwater, c1874. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 58 x 75.6 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Bird's-eye view prints 1870-1880.Cityscape prints 1870-1880.Lithographs 1870-1880. |
| Notes | 356E U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by C.R. Parsons, New York. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 521.1 |
| Subjects | Newark (N.J)--1870-1880.United States--New Jersey--Newark. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,691 × 3,826 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219704 |
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