Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Very good. Even overall toning. Blank on verso. Size 18 x 30 Inches. This is a rare 1906 Richard Rummell view of Williams College, a private liberal arts college located in Williamstown, northwestern Massachusetts. The view looks west along modern day Spring Street (Route 2), through Williams College toward the Berkshire Hills in the distance. Thompson Memorial Chapel and Griffin Hall appear in the foreground on the right. In the left foreground are Currier Hall and Fitch House. The Octagonal building on the left is the former Lawrence Hall, designed by Thomas A. Tefft in 1846, which has today been incorporated into a larger building that houses the Williams College Museum of Art. Just beyond is the college residential building Morgan Hall and the modern-day Flak Science Quad. A Short History of Richard Rummell’s College Views Rummell began issuing views of American colleges around 1905. Rummell's views come in several different forms including color, as here, and black and white. Like most of Rummell's university views, it is copyrighted by his publisher, W. T. Littig and Company. In more recent times Arader Galleries has acquired many of the original printing plates for Rummell's college views and currently issues re-strikes, but the original early 20th century printings, as here have become extremely rare. Publication History and Census This view was created by Richard Rummel and published by W.T. Littig and Company. We have encountered many of Rummell's views over the years, but this is only the second time we have seen an original of Williams College.

Seller Inventory # WilliamsCollege-rummell-1906-2

Bibliographic details

Title
Williams College.
Author
1906 Richard Rummell Bird's-Eye View of Williams College, Massachusetts
Publication year
1906
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MASSACHUSETTS-CONNECTICUT-RHODEISLAND

Geographicus Rare Antique Maps

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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.

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