Philadelphia on stone: commercial lithography in Philadelphia 1828-1878

Abstract

"A collection of essays examining the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. Analyzes the social, economic, and technological changes in the local trade from 1828 to 1878"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

The first fifty years of commercial lithography in Philadelphia : an overview of the trade, 1828-1878 / Erika Piola and Jennifer Ambrose -- Putting Philadelphia on stone : an introduction to the techniques used / Michael Twyman -- James Queen : chronicler of Philadelphia / Sara W. Duke -- Peter S. Duval : Philadelphia's leading lithographer / Sarah J. Weatherwax -- Lithographed plates for books and periodicals : a mainstay of Philadelphia lithographers / Christopher W. Lane -- Commercial architecture in Philadelphia lithographs / Dell Upton -- Drawn on the spot : Philadelphia sensational news-event lithographs / Erika Piola -- Philadelphia lithography and American landscape / Donald H. Cresswell.