Gilbert
"Water Works and Lemon Hill, From Fairmount"

Philadelphia: 1826-1839. Approximately 3 1/4 x 4 3/4. Wood engraving. Minor staining. Else, good condition. Left hand margin trimmed to image.

In 1826, Samuel C. Atkinson and Charles Alexander founded The Casket: Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. Though it had a fairly short run, the Casket was said to be the most widely circulated monthly in the United States. It included articles, stories, poetry, puzzles, and steel and wood engraved illustrations, many of which showed scenes of Philadelphia.

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Unattributed. "Friends Meeting, Lower Merion"

Breton. "St. David's Church, Radnor, PA"

Unattributed. "Walnut Street Theatre"

Unattributed. "Girard's Bank"

Gilbert. "State House, Philadelphia"