These plates come from the 'New York Coach-Maker's Magazine [Devoted to the Literary, Social and Mechanical History of the Craft]' from ~1870 at the Smithsonian Institution. (Background artifact has been removed from all the above images)
They also link to the excellent Carriage Museum of America which includes all sorts of esoteric articles (and modest illustrations) derived from 19th and early 20th century carriage and coachmaking journals.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
analytics
Books~~Illustrations~~Science~~History~~Visual Materia Obscura~~Eclectic Bookart.
Contact | Who?
Recommended Blogs
Blog Archives
Resource Sites
- digital nz
- library of congress
- british library
- library france
- library holland
- library spain
- library portugal
- european library
- library australia
- collections canada
- digital poland
- nypl digital
- botanicus digital
- v&a collections
- britmuseum prints
- smithsonian search
- smithsonian galaxy
- f.a.m.s.i.
- casglu'r tlysau
- rumsey collection
- manuscript catalogue
- digital scriptorium
- cesg manuscripts
- swiss manuscripts
- pecia mss blog
- digital book index
- rare book room
- online exhibitions
- primary sources
- worldcat search
- library directory
- digital librarian
- intute resources
- warburg institute
- lexilogos links
- digiwiki links
- museum blogs
- book arts web
- culture archive
- conservation articles
- art-history timeline
- visual arts
- arts journal
- artcyclopedia
- ukiyo-e
- calligraphy megapage
- penmanship
- woodblock
- coconino
- alchemy website
- health hist. img-banks
- health history links
- history network
- new advent
5 comments :
I'm a magpie by trade and you're welcome to link as you like.
'- )
wow, those images are incredible, graphically wonderful... thanks for posting these. you continue to mine for gems and find them! you might like my post regarding"the scythian wonder (or the vegetal lamb of tartary" from an old issue of the colophon...
Glad you liked our images from "The Coach-Maker's Magazine." You can find many more interesting images from Smithsonian Libraries at The Image Galaxy: http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/
;) wooow! very nice.
These images are absolutely gorgeous. I've always been fascinated by illustrations from this era, especially those in manuals and adverts. They're so detailed and delicate.
I'm so glad I found your site. This has made my day.
Post a Comment
Comments are all moderated so don't waste your time spamming: they will never show up.
If you include ANY links that aren't pertinent to the blog post or discussion they will be deleted and a rash will break out in your underwear.
Also: please play the ball and not the person.
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.