The Old Print Shop

Bennington, VT.

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  • PUBLISHER: Published B. L. Burleigh, Troy, N.Y.

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph handcolored,

    DATE: 1880-1891.

  • EDITION SIZE: 12 9/16 x 28 15/16" (32 x 73.5 cm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: This lithograph was initially a fold up pocket view. The original cover is long gone The key at the lower left lists many of the area's important landmarks, most notably the "Bennington Battle Monument", commemorating the 1777 American defeat of a British raiding force during the Revolution.<br><br> This 1891 printing was issued in folding "pocket map" format as a souvenir for the August 1891 celebration of the centennial of Vermont's joining the Union.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Removed from but retains original paper covers with the printed title "Folded Bird's-Eye View of Bennington, VT. Showing all points of Interest. For sale by Charles H. Potter, Bennington, VT."

  • CONDITION: Good condition save for some minor splits where it was folded into the covers. Black & white.

  • REFERENCE: Reps 4036.

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