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Horizontorium / drawn on stone by J.J. Barker ; from the original drawing by Wm. Mason
1832
This print was to be laid on a flat table and each viewer meant to put their chin on the bottom center so as to see the building at an extreme angle.
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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- Related Name
- Mason, William G.
- Language
- English
- Subject
- Optical toys—19th century—Specimens
- Anamorphic art
- Landscapes—United States—1832
- Landscapes—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—1832
- Aerial views—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—1832
- Buildings—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Pictorial works
- Bank buildings—Pennsylvania—Philadelphia—Pictorial works
- Philadelphia Bank—Pictorial works
- Prints, American—19th century—Specimens
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