Riegel Jr., Jacob (sold)
Jacob Riegel Jr. (October 26, 1889 – June 13, 1959) was an artist known for his pictorial maps. Riegel was born in Philadelphia. Like his father before him he attended Princeton University from which he graduated in 1912. During World War I, Riegel joined the Army Sanitary Corps, and after basic training at Fort McPherson, was sent abroad with the rank of Sergeant. In 1916 he joined the art department at the Philadelphia lithography and printing firm of John Louis Ketterlinus and Company. Riegel produced artwork for greeting cards, book plates, armorial crests, and of course, pictorial maps. HIs art became quite popular, enough that c. 1930, he contracted the Engle Press of Philadelphia to reproduce his work upon request. Riegel lived at 6003 Wayne Avenue, and later at 55 Schoolhouse Lane, both in Germantown, PA. He is interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia PA.
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A Map of the City of Philadelphia Showing the Location of the Volunteer Fire Companies with Pictures of Some of their Engines and Equipment, Prior to, and Contemporaneous with, the Founding of the Insurance Company of North America.
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A first edition 1938 pictorial map of the city of Philadelphia celebrating that city's 19th century volunteer fire companies and the Insurance Company of North America. Volunteer Fire Companies, active throughout the 19th century, were powerful players in Philadelphia's social, political, and even criminal organizations. (more details)
Arresting decorative pictorial map illustrating the fire companies of Philadelphia.
A Map of the City of Philadelphia Showing the Location of the Volunteer Fire Companies with Pictures of Some of their Engines and Equipment, Prior to, and Contemporaneous with, the Founding of the Insurance Company of North America.
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- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- File Size: 27.53 MB
- File Type: ZIP / TIFF
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
An impressive first edition 1938 pictorial map of the city of Philadelphia illustrating that city's historic volunteer fire departments. Based upon a 1937 drawing by Jacob Riegel, the map focuses on the downtown area of modern Philadelphia between the Delaware ... (more details)