Charles Parsons and Lyman Atwater formed Parsons & Atwater to produce map art and designs. For almost 30 years they produced almost all the New York city maps published by Currier & Ives. They also did many other major cities as well, such as this one of Chicago. To keep up with the competition and the rapidly changing skylines, Currier & Ives produced a high volume of new editions of their birds-eye views of major cities over the years.

The quaility of the Currier & Ives printing allowed for highly refined details, and like this map of Chicago example, there is an index citing many of the major landmarks of the city.

In 1857, Nathaniel Currier and James Ives became publishing partners in what was to become one of America's most historically significant chroniclers of American history from the 1850's to the 1880's. Currier & Ives recorded a wide range of subjects, events, and common happenings of American life. The firm employed many well known artists, but only a few of them are credited as the creator of their own images. The hand colored prints have become highly collectible and are found in many museums. The business closed in 1907 as new printing technologies and changing tastes emerged.

Medium : 1 print : lithograph, hand colored

Created/Published : New York : Currier & Ives, 1874

Creator : Currier & Ives

Part of the Currier & Ives Collection housed in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress

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Product #: ciofch18