MID-19TH CENTURY BIRDS EYE VIEW OF HARRISBURG, PA,1855. J. Thomas Williams/ E. Sachse & Co. Bird's eye view of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Colored lithograph on off-white wove paper depicting Harrisburg from the north. "Drawn on stone from nature & the daguerreotype by J.T. Williams, York, PA.," lower left and "Lith. & Printed in colors by E. Sachse & Co. 3 N. Liberty St. Baltimore, MD.," lower right. Titled and marked "Entered according to the act of congress in the year 1855 by J.T. Williams in the clerks office of the District Court of Maryland," lower center. Side panels include depictions of various churches, a view of the Susquehannah River and Harrisburg from the South. Lithograph in the collection of the Library of Congress. Framed in high-quality wooden moulding with cream mat and giltwood fillet. Framing by Mickelsons, DC. In the collection of the Library of Congress. - Sight: Framed 28 3/4" high x 40 1/4" wide. Estimate $400-600
Overall in good condition with excellent color. Minor areas of discoloration and water staining. Not inspected outside of frame, though according to notes, it has been backed with acid free board.
