Views by Charles Magnus

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Bird's-eye views of North American cities became popular beginning around the mid-nineteenth century. These prints were originally issued in a large folio size, but publishers --such as Charles Magnus-- soon realized that there was a good market for smaller versions. These octavo sized views were issued both as separate prints for framing and as illustrations at the head of sheets of stationary paper. These very detailed steel engravings are fascinating and quite rare.

All prints listed below were issued by Charles Magnus in New York City in the second half of the nineteenth century. All are lithographic transfers from engraved plates, uncolored and in very good condition, except where noted otherwise.

United States

"Baltimore, Maryland." 4 1/4 x 7. Chromolithograph. With black painted margins and gold outlines and title. $225
"Chicago." 4 3/8 x 7 3/8. $175
"Cincinnati." 3 1/2 x 7 1/4. $110
"Milwaukee." 4 1/2 x 7 1/4. $125
"Bird's Eye View of the City and County of New-York with Environs." 4 5/8 x 7 3/4. $175
[Niagara Falls - six small vignettes within elaborate border]. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4. $65
"The Great Railway Suspension Bridge..." [Niagara Falls]. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 (image) With statistical information on the bridge. With original color, black border and gold lines. $175
"Philadelphia." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. $150
"Pittsburgh." 4 1/4 x 7 1/2. With hand color. $175
"Portland, Maine." 4 3/8 x 7 3/8. With black painted margins and gold outlines and title. Text about Portland on verso. $225
"Rochester." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. With hand color. $125
- Uncolored. $100
"Toledo." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. $100
"Washington. D.C." [A view of the City of Washington looks to the north, featuring the Washington Monument as originally planned by Robert Mills.} 4 1/2 x 7 1/2.
- Colored $195
- Uncolored. $165
[Bird's Eye View of Washington, D.C. from the Capitol] and "Topographical Map of Virginia between Washington and Manassas Junction." 9 x 7 1/2. With original color. $275

Canada

"Chaudiere Falls." [Quebec]. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 (image). With original color, black margins and gold lines. $175
"Halifax." 4 3/4 x 7. With hand color. Light tape mark in upper left. $100
"Hamilton. Canada West." [Ontario]. After Edwin Whitefield. 4 1/8 x 7 1/8. With hand color. $100
"Hamilton. Canada West." [Ontario]. After Edwin Whitefield. 4 1/8 x 7 1/8. $85
"Kingston, Lake Ontario." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. With hand color. $90
"London." [Ontario]. After Edwin Whitefield. 4 x 7 1/4. With original color, black margins and gold lines. Scrape in image at left. $150
"Montmorency Falls." [Quebec]. 5 x 7 5/8 (image). With original color, black margins and gold lines. $175
"Montreal." After Edwin Whitefield. With hand color. $90
"French Parish Church, Notre Dame, Montreal." 6 1/2 x 6. Uncolored. $85
"Ottawa City, Canada, West." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. $95
"Prescott From Ogdensburgh Harbour." 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. With original color, black margins with gold lines. $95