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EDWARD VISCHER. Vischer's Pictorial of California. 1870. With 165 individual photographs, most notably including 19 by Carleton E. Watkins. Most of the remaining are Vischer's and other artists' original artworks as well as several topographic maps, all arranged by category. The categories include "Sixty Views of Landscapes in Five Series;" "Trees and Forest Scenes;" "Supplement. Grand Features and Characteristic Ranges of Californian Scenery with Artists' Friendly Contributions;" "Review of California's Progress, Compilation of Technical, Topographic and Pictorial Subjects, Mini, Agriculture and Industry, Traffic, Commerce and Shipping;" and "Exhibition at the Mechanics' Industrial Fair, Selection from C.E. Watkins' Stereoscopic Views, San Francisco, 1864." Albumen prints, the images measuring 6½x4¼ inches (16.5x10.8 cm.), and slightly smaller, and the reverse, on red- or purple-ruled mounts with the captions and numbers. Folio, gilt-decorated morocco, with "California" on the front cover, worn; all edges gilt. San Francisco: Joseph Winterburn & Company, April 1870
WITH--Vischer's Pictorial of California text volume.
Vischer first visited California in 1842, and returned to live in San Francisco in 1847. He traveled extensively and made sketches wherever he went. The present volume collects those sketches along with maps of the area, and actual photographs. Subjects include: missions, cattle ranches, scenes in the Sierra Nevadas, mining scenes, landmarks such as Yosemite Valley, Mammoth Tree Grove, Mt. Tamalpais, Lake Tahoe, Donner Lake, &c. Vischer also reproduces the work of others including Thomas Hill and Carleton Watkins. The number of plates included in a given set is rarely, if ever, the same.
Provenance From the Collection of William L. SchaefferSan Francisco: Joseph Winterburn & Company, 1870
