Unattributed “View of Chicago from the Prairie” From "Robert Sears’ The Wonders of the World”
Unattributed “View of Chicago from the Prairie” From "Robert Sears’ The Wonders of the World”
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Unattributed “View of Chicago from the Prairie” From "Robert Sears’ The Wonders of the World”

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Unattributed. "View of Chicago from the Prairie." From Robert Sears The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art and Mind.

New York: 1851. 4 7/8 x 8 (neat lines). Wood engraving. Light stains transference of text from facing page. Very good condition.

Robert Sears was a New York publisher of "Popular Pictorial Works." Sears' publications included histories, bibles, and descriptions of various parts of the world, each "most splendidly-illustrated" with wood engravings; these books were intended for "all persons interested in the diffusion of useful knowledge. A Book for the Wives and Children of the Farmer, Mechanic, Laborer, Physician, Lawyer, and Divine "for Persons in every sphere and station of Life, and for Followers of every Pursuit."