Downs, Albert Elroy
Albert Elroy Downs (1856 - 1923) was an American artist, lithographer, and publisher. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Downs spent his entire life in Massachusetts. He graduated from the Bigelow School in Boston and likely trained with the American landscape painter George Loring Brown (1814 - 1889), from 1872 until 1877, although the exact dates are unclear. Downs was active from at least 1880, when his initials A D appeared on a view of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, until 1914, when he collaborated with T. M. Fowler on a view of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Over the course of his career he created views of Essex, Connecticut; Richmond, Indiana; Athens, Georgia; and Scranton, Pennsylvania, along with numerous others.
Less than a year after the Cape Cod Canal opened.
Bird's Eye View of Cape Cod and Vicinity, Featuring the Cape Cod Canal.
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This is a dramatic 1915 Albert E. Downs bird's-eye view map of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, including the recently completed Cape Cod Canal. This ephemeral style of map became popular in the early 20th century when they were printed and sold by various newsstands operating in train and ferry stations throughout New England, but primarily in Boston. (more details)