| Maker(s): | O.H. Bailey & Co. (artist, lithographer, and publisher)
| | Culture: | American (1843-1947)
| | Title: | print: View of Greenfield, Mass, 1877
| | Date Made: | 1877
| | Type: | Map
| | Materials: | paper, ink, watercolor, glass, wood
| | Place Made: | United States; Massachusetts; Boston
| | Measurements: | image: 19 1/2 x 24 in.; 49.53 x 60.96 cm; framed: 26 X 32 in.
| | Accession Number: | HD 1998.20
| | Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. John N. Houpis and Mr. John N. Houpis, Jr.
| | Museum Collection: | Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Bird’s-eye views, also called panoramic maps, date from the time of the Renaissance. In the 19th century, views depicting a town or city as if seen from above became an extremely popular form of American graphic art. Looking toward the west from Rocky Mountain, this lithograph identifies churches, public buildings, and other important Greenfield structures in a numbered key, and highlights others in separate drawings. O. H. Bailey produced nearly 250 views of New England towns, far more than any other publisher. Colored lithograph of a "View of Greenfield, Mass, 1877", which includes 24 numbered references and inset views of Greenfield Tool Company, Franklin County National Bank, and Mansion House. Bird's-eye views, also called panoramic maps, date from the time of the Renaissance. In the nineteenth century, views depicting a town or city as if seen from a great height became extremely popular. The process of making such a view was painstaking, requiring artists to walk the streets sketching buildings, trees, and other features as they would appear from above. Churches, public buildings, and other important structures were noted, and for a price, be singled out as a detail. The framed map was designed and printed by Oakley Hoopes Bailey (1843-1947), artist, lithographer, and publisher of O. H. Bailey & Co., who worked from 1870-1927 and produced nearly 250 views of New England towns, far more than any other publisher.
Label Text:
Bird’s-eye views, also called panoramic maps, date from the time of the Renaissance. In the 19th century, views depicting a town or city as if seen from above became an extremely popular form of American graphic art. Looking toward the west from Rocky Mountain, this lithograph identifies churches, public buildings, and other important Greenfield structures in a numbered key, and highlights others in separate drawings. O. H. Bailey produced nearly 250 views of New England towns, far more than any other publisher.
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