Birch's Views of Philadelphia A Reduced Facsimile of the City of Philadelphia As It Appeared in the Year 1800

In 1794 , William Russell Birch (1755-1834), an English enamel painter and engraver, emigrated to Philadelphia, then the national capital and centre of culture and commerce. Inspired by its prosperity and beauty, he conceived a series of twenty-seven engravings that captured its vibrant street life and busy ports. Prized by collectors and historians alike, as an eighteenth century record of an American city, Birch's Views is incomparable. Architectural historian S.Robert Teitelman has brought the views up-to-dateby including facing-page photographs recording each site in 1960 and 2000,complete with notes and a modern map. Although many handsome perspectives ofthe city in Birch's Views have disappeared through generations of development, significant structures remain. Teitelman's photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphia's renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 2000, adding a further dimension to William Birch's earlier visual record. This edition makes a true collector's itemTeitelman, S. Robert is the author of 'Birch's Views of Philadelphia A Reduced Facsimile of the City of Philadelphia As It Appeared in the Year 1800' with ISBN 9781851493692 and ISBN 1851493697.