Park Benjamin collection of international cityscape and landscape views6485753Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-28 18:59:04 -0500.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Park Benjamin collection of international cityscape and landscape views Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 6485753 English . 3 document boxes 3 print boxes 1590- 1900 1795-1850 Arrangement

Collection is arranged as follows. Box 1: Views of London; Box 2: Views of England; Box 3: Views of Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Austria, the Balkans, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Africa, Holy Land, Turkey, South America, Caribbean, Mexico, United States, Micronesia and China; Boxes 4-6: miscellaneous oversize views.

 General Note

Prints similar in subject matter, genre, and date may also be found in the American, English, and European architecture study prints, circa 1714-1965 (bulk 1725-1875) collection also held in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Library

 Restrictions on Access

This collection is available for use by appointment in the Department of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. For further information, please email avery-drawings@library.columbia.edu.

 Summary

This collection contains predominantly early 19th-century prints of architecture, cityscapes, and landscapes, with some ethnographic views, in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and other selected countries. The majority of images are from published sources and are uncolored. Nearly all the prints are titled and most include artist, printer, and/or publisher information. Many noted printmakers are represented in this collection, most of whom were British.

 Preferred Citation

Park Benjamin collection of international cityscape and landscape views. Located in the Dept. of Drawings & Archives, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University.

 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Columbia University is providing access to the materials in the Library's collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of Columbia University is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library, Columbia University. In addition to permission from Columbia University, permission of the copyright owner (if not Columbia University) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distributions, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. Columbia University makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--The exact history and provenance of this collection is unknown; it may have been started by Park Benjamin, Sr. (1809-1864) and continued by his son, Park Benjamin, Jr. Accession number--1000.079.

 Processing Information

Drawings Processed AvR 02/01/08.

 Architecture -- England -- London -- Pictorial works Austria -- Pictorial works Belgium -- Pictorial works Brazil -- Pictorial works Chile -- Pictorial works China -- Pictorial works Cuba -- Pictorial works Egypt -- Pictorial works England -- Pictorial works Ethiopia -- Pictorial works France -- Pictorial works Germany -- Pictorial works Greece -- Pictorial works Hungary -- Pictorial works Italy -- Pictorial works Jamaica -- Pictorial works Mexico -- Pictorial works Micronesia -- Pictorial works Netherlands -- Pictorial works Palestine -- Pictorial works Portugal -- Pictorial works Puerto Rico -- Pictorial works Scotland -- Pictorial works South Africa -- Pictorial works Switzerland -- Pictorial works Syria -- Pictorial works Tunisia -- Pictorial works Turkey -- Pictorial works United States -- Pictorial works Wales -- Pictorial works West Indies -- Pictorial works Engravings (prints) Etchings (prints) Lithographs Prints Request Collection: Park Benjamin collection of international cityscape and landscape viewsRequest Collection