Birch's Views of Philadelphia: A Reduced Fascimile of The City of Philadelphia...

Birch's Views of Philadelphia: A Reduced Fascimile of The City of Philadelphia... by Teitelman, S.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781851493692.

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, Birchs 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 Birchs Views have disappeared through generations of development, significant structures remain. Teitelmans photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphias renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 2000, adding a further dimension to William Birchs earlier visual record. This edition makes a true collectors item