Birch's views of Philadelphia

the long version

"Prized by collectors and historians alike, Birch's Views, as an eighteenth century record of an American city, is incomparable." "This new edition - a reduced facsimile of Birch's original publication reproduces all the views in full color. S. Robert Teitelman has brought each view up-to-date by including facing-page photographs of each site in 1960 and 2000, with commentaries and a modern map to show locations.". "Many beautiful perspectives of the city in Birch's Views have disappeared entirely through generations of development, but significant structures remain, from the Independence Hall group, to Pennsylvania Hospital, and the Bank of the United States. Teitelman's photographs provide a fascinating record of Philadelphia's renewed growth and vitality between 1960 and 2000 and add another dimension to the marvelous visual record provided by Birch. This new edition makes a true collector's item available to all lovers of early Americana and Philadelphia."--BOOK JACKET.