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Bird's Eye View of the City of Wilmington, Delaware lithograph

Creation: circa 1865
 Collection
Accession: 1969-066

Abstract

E. Sachse & Company was a nineteenth century printing company located in Baltimore, Maryland. This item is a color lithograph of an overview of Wilmington, Delaware, looking north from south of the Christiana River.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1865

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 print : lithograph ; 50 x 86 cm. Caption of print has been removed and matted.

Historical Note

E. Sachse & Company was a nineteenth century printing company located in Baltimore, Maryland. The company printed color lithographs of bird's eye views of various cities, maps and historic monuments and buildings.

Scope and Content

Overview of Wilmington, Delaware, looking north from south of the Christiana River. Shows considerable development along all of the blocks of the waterfront with several large structures lining the river's edge between Market and Tatnall Streets; from Tatnall to Justison Streets there are large buildings along Water Street but not directly at river's edge.

Location

Drawer A-61; DF Box 1001.

Access Restrictions

This item is available for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Birds Eye View of the City of Wilmington, Delaware lithograph
Date:
2014
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3630
Wilmington Delaware 19807 USA
302-658-2400