Plate from drawing book containing title page and 23 numbered leaves of lithographed plates, interleaved with [21] blank leaves for copying. Includes landscape, rustic architectural, and maritime views. Also contains anatomical designs., Not in Wainwright., Philadelphia on Stone, POSP 151, American Antiquarian Society: Stacks SB Drawing B786m 1839, American Antiquarian Society copy some illustrations hand-colored, some copied or annotated. Lacks leaf 7. "S" added at end of name "Bowen" on title page. Inscribed: Willie Sprague Wood ; C.J.M. ; Maureen G. Tuckerman ; Gil Blas de Santillan ; George.
Creator
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856?
Date
[ca. 1840]
Location
American Antiquarian Society AAS Stacks SB Drawing B786m 1839
Catalog containing specimens, including one plate of vignettes and one plate of banknotes. Vignettes depict "Wingohocking Mills, Frankford, Pa."; "Crane Iron Company"; and the landscape view "Broad Top." Banknotes include vignettes showing the entire complex and a specific building at "R. Garsed & Bro. Wingohocking Mills"; a locomotive; and a sailing ship. Banknote plate also includes a sample of lettering reading "Kensington Bank." Catalog also contains a double-sided page of variant specimen lettering presented as text advertising Kollner to "Druggists, Chemists, Manufacturers and Publishers of Books, Periodicals, Maps, &c." Text promotes his samples of work including, "tasteful labels, showcards, ornamental borders title pages,and business & visiting cards, in handsome of lettering" in addition to his views for Goupil, Vibert & Co and "Large Map of of the City of New York now publishing" (i.e., Dripps map, 1851).Text also promotes transfers from steel and copper plates, and "indefinite number of copies can be struck off at short notice and at very moderate charges.", Not in Wainwright., Cover contains ornamental border., Philadelphia on Stone, POSA 89, Library of Congress: NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11
Creator
Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813
Date
[ca. 1851]
Location
Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Title, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Kensington Bank, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Wingohocking Mills, Library of Congress | Prints and Photograph Division LOC NE2820.K6 (Case X) 64-11 Druggists Chemists
