(Chicago - View of the City) Harper's Weekly. New York 1884. $295.00

"View of the City of Chicago from the Top of the Lighthouse at the Mouth of the River"

In the nineteenth century, before photography became commonplace, newspapers, guidebooks, and periodicals were illustrated with wood engravings. Many of the best artists and engravers of the day earned their bread and butter creating wood engravings for Harper’s Weekly. They produced beautiful views that are technically superb original nineteenth century prints, invaluable for the historical information they provide. The original prints provide glimpses into the daily life of the period.

This wonderful scene of a bustling Chicago river front was drawn and engraved and published in 1884.

Hand colored wood engraving.
Double page measuring 15 3/4 x 22 inches sheet.
Excellent condition.