Riegel Jr., Jacob “University of Pennsylvania”

Jacob Riegel, Jr.  “University of Pennsylvania”.  [1933].  16 x 20.  Modern reproduction screen print. Very good condition. A/A

This is a modern reproduction of a pictorial map of University of Pennsylvania drawn by Jacob Riegel, Jr.  Riegel  (1889-1959) in 1933.  Riegel was a a life-long resident of Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood.  A 1912 graduate of Princeton University and a W.W. I veteran, Riegel was an artist and cartographer, especially known for his sketches of historic buildings.  He worked for architect Mantle Fielding, then worked in the art department of the lithographic and printing firm of Ketterlinus & Co.