Wild, C. (sold)
C. Wild (fl. c. 1840 - 1860) was a French editor and publisher of view and prints active in Paris during the middle part of the 19th century. He was active at the Passage du Saumon, 38 from about 1844 to 1854. In 1854, he relocated to 15 Rue la Banque Place de al Bourse, where he remained through at least 1860. He regularly worked with the firm of Lemercier et Cie.
Violent Antarctic seas, peaceful birds.
Les Corvettes L'Astrolabe et la Zélée, aux ordres du Ct. Dumont D'Urville, dans le coup de vent du Janvier 1840. Parages de cercle Polaire Antarctique.
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A striking c. 1841 Louis Le Breton maritime view of the Dumont d'Urville's third expedition in violent Antarctic seas. Le Breton's view depicts the Astrolabe (left) and Zéllée (right), struggling against extreme Antarctic conditions. High waves and dangerous icebergs make for a treacherous scene - a sharp contrast to the penguins at right enjoying what, for them at least, must have seemed a fine warm day. (more details)
New York emerges as the equal of London or Paris!
Vue Générale de New-York.
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This is a spectacular 2-color chromolithograph bird's-eye view of New York City by C. Wild, H. Walter, and Lemercier. The work represents New York as it attempted to establish itself as a premier global metropolis, comparable to London and Paris. The view looks south towards New York Harbor from a fictional high-point above Union Square (14th - 18th Sts.). The city's primary arteries, Broadway, University Place, and 4th Avenue are exaggerated in their width, giving them the aspect of broad Parisian-style boulevards. The foreground is occupied by Union Square itself, with its dramatic fountain, surrounded by impressive European style architecture. (more details)