Title |
Weiss, Jacob |
Alternate title |
Weiss, Jacob B. |
Date |
ca. 1834-1866 |
Description |
Jacob Weiss, a lithographer who specialized in maps, born ca. 1834 in Saxony, Germany, operated in Philadelphia from 1858
to 1866, working from 600 Chestnut Street (1858-1864) and 320 Walnut Street (1865-1866). Weiss immigrated to the United States
by 1854 and resided and worked as a lithographer in Boston by January 9, 1854 when he agreed to provide Jonathan Frock with
"good and proper lithographic stones, and will lithograph thereon separately, the map of each and every State of Mexico."
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By 1858, Weiss resided in Camden, New Jersey. He soon thereafter relocated to Philadelphia, where he lived at various residences,
including 430 Appletree Alley; the same address as lithographers George Eimerman 1865-1866 and brother Peter in 1867. Between
1858 and 1864, Weiss worked with lithographers Eimerman; Worley, Bracher & Matthias; Louis Haugg; and Frederick Bourquin at
600 Chestnut Street (later site of the new Public Ledger building) before he relocated his business to 320 Walnut Street.
Weiss published Civil War maps, including "Map of Charleston Harbor" (1861) and the 1860 maps "Map of Hampton Roads and Norfolk
Harbor Showing the Location of Fortress Monroe & Forts Calhoun & Norfolk and "A Correct Map of Pensacola Bay Showing Topography
of the Coast, Fort Pickens, U.S. Navy Yard and all other fortifications."
Weiss died most likely in 1866 as inferred by his wife, Henrietta Weiss (1838-1916), listed as a widow in the 1867 Philadelphia
directory. He was survived by three sons, "engravers on stone" George (b. 1859) and Charles (b. 1861), and Albert (b. 1863).
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Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
References |
See Bourquin, Frederick; F. Bourquin & Company; Haugg, Louis; Weiss, Peter; and Worley, Bracher & Matthias, |
Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860, 1870, 1880 |
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An agreement to lithograph maps in The United States Letter Writer (Philadelphia: Schaefer & Koradi, 1866) |
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Groce & Wallace, 670 |
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Library Company of Philadelphia research file |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1859-1862, 1864 and 1866 |
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WWWAA, 3506 |