Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day.

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Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122523576

These are the original sketches used for the engravings in Day's 1843 publication, "Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania" (Philadelphia). They are finely detailed renderings of public and private structures and landscape throughout Pennsylvania.

ca. 150 sketches.100 engravings.150 letters.

American Philosophical Society Library

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American Philosophical Society Library

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Day, Sherman, 1806-1884

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Sherman Day was an artist and architect. From the description of Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523576 Sherman Day was an artist and civil engineer who published an important book on Pennsylvania history in the 1840s. His Historical Collection of the State of Pennsylvania contained many original drawings and descriptions of Pennsylvania life past and present. ...