Details
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Lindsay & Blakiston, publisher.
Title Philadelphia as it is in 1852. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia : Printed in colors by Thomas Sinclair, lithographer
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1852
Date [1852]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph; 11.5 x 18.5 cm. (4.75 x 7.5 in.)
Description Red, blue and yellow flowering vines surround colored vignettes of Benjamin Franklin reading and the seal of Philadelphia. A solid gilt border encloses the vignettes.
Notes Title page in R.A. Smith's Philadelphia as it is, in 1852: being a correct guide to all the public buildings; literary, scientific, and benevolent institutions; and places of amusement; remarkable objects; manufactories; commercial warehouses; and wholesale and retail stores in Philadelphia and its vicinity. With illustrations, and a map of the city and environs (Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston, 1852).
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 173
Subject Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Portraits.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1850-1860.
Book illustrations -- 1850-1860.
Seals -- 1850-1860.
Vignettes -- 1850-1860.
Printer Lindsay & Blakiston, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Am 1852 Smith [68527.D.title page]
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Am 1852 Smith [(2) 10006.D.title page]
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Am 1852 Smith [(3) 10006.D.title page]
Accession number 68527.D.title page
(2) 10006.D.title page
(3) 10006.D.title page