Sheahan, James W.:

$40,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

CHICAGO ILLUSTRATED. 1830. 1866. LITERARY DESCRIPTION BY JAMES W. SHEAHAN ESQ. ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE CHICAGO LITHOGRAPHING CO. A marvelous collection of views of Chicago—drawn, described, and published by Chicagoans—providing the best visual description of Chicago before the destruction wreaked by the Great Fire of 1871. The scarce prospectus for the work, present here, asserts that Chicago Illustrated would provide views giving "striking evidences of the City's improvement and enterprise." It was promised that there would be twenty-five total parts, "with each to contain at least four tinted Lithographic Views" for a total of 100 or more views, giving "a comprehensive picture of this marvelous city." Ultimately, only thirteen parts were issued, each with four plates, for a total of fifty-two views.The plates and/or the letterpress description of the plates are as follows:1) "Chamber of Commerce"2) "Tremont House"3) "Second Presbyterian Church"4) "Great Central Depot / Great Central Depot Grounds With Entrance to Harbor"5) "Post Office Building / Custom House"6) "Wabash Avenue Methodist Church"7) "Rush Street Bridge From State Street"8) "Michigan Avenue From Park Row"9) "The Opera House / Crosby's Opera House"10) "Twelfth Street Bridge / View from 12th Street Bridge"11) "Church of the Holy Family / Jesuite Church"12) "The Lake View House / View from Lake House"13) "Court House / Court House Square"14) "Corner State and Washington Streets"15) "Trinity Church"16) "Chicago Harbor

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