print email comment close Cities in the Americas: A Celebration of the Phelps Stokes Collection URL: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/exhibits/cities/ Description: "On the American continent, the 19th century was witness to the rapid expansion of boundaries, the growth of existing cities, and the establishment of new urban centers, all copiously recorded by the growing numbers of printmakers active in the United States and its territories. [This exhibition from the New York Public Library] includes examples of 18th-century views of America's founding cities, as well as such dramatic 19th-century formats as the bird's-eye view." Publisher: New York Public Library Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cities and towns -- America Maps Prints Views in art LII Database Information: Record 14277 created by Dennis Maness on 03/12/2004 Last modification on 06/10/2007 Published: 03/12/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14277