Mezzotint and line engraving known as the punishment of Marsyas by Richard Earlom after an original drawing by Claude Lorrain (written as Claude le Lorrain) from a book titled Liber veritatis [Book of truth], or, a collection of prints, after the...
Engraving of view of a seaport under refulgent sunlight by Richard Earlom after an original drawing by Claude Lorrain (written as Claude le Lorrain) from a book titled Liber veritatis [Book of truth], or, a collection of prints, after the original...
Borrowing and lending; Dow, Jesse E. (Jesse Erskine), 1809-1850; Health; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Thomas, Frederick W. (Frederick William), 1806-1866;
In this letter dated March 16, 1843 and written from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Edgar Allan Poe informs his friends Jesse E. Dow and Frederick W. Thomas that he has arrived in Philadelphia safely and thanks them for all they have done for him. In...
Buildings; Church buildings; Cityscapes--Maryland--Baltimore; Fort McHenry (Baltimore, Md.); Fortifications; Inner Harbor (Baltimore, Md.); Monuments; Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.); Ships in art;
Colored lithograph by E. Sachse & Co., one of two prominent lithography companies in Baltimore in the mid-1800's, that features various views of Baltimore prior to 1853. The center view is from Federal Hill but differs somewhat from others in the...
Baltimore (Md.); Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Baltimore, Md.); Church buildings; Cityscapes; Landscapes; Round towers; Ships in art;
Engraving painted and engraved by William J. Bennett, published by H. J. Megarey of New York and printed by J. Neale at Illman & Pilbrow's in 1831, that features a view of Baltimore taken near Whetstone Point. This is one of the celebrated Bennett...
Carroll County (Md.); Cemeteries Maryland; Church buildings; Frederick County (Md.); Westminster (Md.);
Sepia-toned photograph (albumen print) of the Old Union Church (Old Union Meeting House) located in Westminster Cemetery in Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland. Built in 1760 in what was then Frederick County, Maryland with funds raised by...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe begs Maria Clemm to reject the offer made by Neilson Poe to have her and her daughter, Virginia, live with Neilson and his family. At the end of the letter,...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this incomplete letter believed to be the original of a copy dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for...
Clemm, Maria, 1790-1871; Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Richmond (Va.); Travel;
In this letter dated September 18, 1849 from Norfolk, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe tells Maria Clemm of his recent activities, including his travels and lectures around Norfolk, and of his plans for returning to Philadelphia. He is upbeat about work,...
Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553--Portraits; Engraving, English--18th century; Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543. Edward VI as a child; Illustration of books--England--18th century;
Stipple and line engraving titled Edward Prince by Francesco Bartolozzi from a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger of Prince Edward (later King Edward VI) as a child from a book titled Imitations of original drawings by Hans Holbein in the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Architecture--Domestic;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a large, older home. The main part of the home has two stories, a gabled roof, windows with shutters, and porches with railings on both the first and second floor exterior. Another portion of the...
Artists--Maryland--Baltimore; Drawing; United States. Works Projects Administration; United States. Works Progress Administration; Writers' Program (U.S.); Architecture--Domestic;
Pen and ink and wash drawing by Aaron Sopher of a large, older home. The main part of the home has two stories, a gabled roof with chimneys, windows with shutters, and porches on the first and second floor exterior. Another portion of the house,...
Dwellings--Maryland; Frederick County (Md.); Methodist preaching; Strawbridge, Robert, ca. 1732-1781;
Hand colored lithograph drawn by Thomas Coke Ruckle and printed by A. Hoen & Co., of Baltimore that features the Old Cassell House in Frederick County, Maryland. This is one of fourteen lithographs in the collection taken from G. O. M. Roberts'...
Lithograph that was both lithographed and published by Isaac Friedenwald. The latest panorama of the city in the collection. A great part of the suburban countryside shown in earlier views has been engulfed by the spreading city. On the north the...
Civil War, 1861-1865; Landscapes--Maryland; Ross, Robert, 1766-1814;
Aquatint engraved by John Hill after the painting by John Shaw and published in 1820 by M. Carey & Sons of Philadelphia in the book Picturesque Views of American Scenery. "The original intention was to issue six numbers, each containing six views,...
Engraving after the drawing by T. L. Bogueta. An improvement on Moale's view by an artist of whom nothing in known. The marginal lettering tallies with that in the print published by Coale of Baltimore in 1817 (Cator Print 128) except for...
Church buildings; Engravings; Fountains; Jails; Baltimore (Md.);
Engravings, a collection of twenty-four, apparently proofs for the border of Poppleton's Map of Baltimore, 1822. The location, architecture, and cost of each structure are given. The structures include the following: First Presbyterian Church,...
Clapham, John; Eddis, William, 1738-1825; Engraving, Colonial; Green, Anne Catharine, d. 1775; Green, Frederick, 1750-1811; Green, Jonas, 1712-1767; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Colonial period,...
Maryland one dollar note dated April 10, 1774 and signed J [John] Clapham and Wm [William] Eddis: serial number 21714.
Gassaway, Thomas; Green, Frederick, 1750-1811; Harwood, Nicholas, 1747-48-1810; Maryland. History. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Money. United States. History. Continental period, 1775-1780; Printing. United States. History;
Maryland eight dollar note dated August 14, 1776 and signed T [Thomas] Gassaway and N [Nicholas] Harwood: serial number 9049.
