Read, Mary
Mary Read (fl. c. 1850 – 1865) was a British lithographer and publisher of illustrated children's books, general interest books, prints, and views active in London during the middle part of the 19th century. Read had the distinction of being one of the few independent female publisher's active in the 19th century. To our knowledge she issued by three birds-eye views and no maps. These include two views of India, and one of the eastern part of the United States during the Civil War. Little else is know of the woman or the firm. Her firm was based at 10 Johnson Court, Fleet Street, London.
Battle of Sebastopol by a female viewmaker.
Accurate Panoramic View of Sebastapol and its Defences, from the British and French Batteries sketched by an eminent officer of the British Engineers, by order of Government, Showing actual position up to latest Date.
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This is a rare 1855 Mary Read chromolithograph bird's-eye view of the siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War (1853 - 1856). This piece represents the remarkable work of one of the few independent female lithographers active in the 19th century. It emerged during the Crimean War - a wildly unpopular conflict in public opinion that nonetheless reshaped mid-19th-century European alliances. (more details)