#chromolithography — Public Fediverse posts

My 2023–24 exhibition on #maps and #chromolithography is now online at

https://exhibits.oshermaps.org/pageant-of-spectacles/

The exhibition and associated lectures prompted me to write up a long-ish essay on “Mapping, Printing, Color,” which is both part of the exhibition website and available in a separate PDF publication available from

https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/13/

#cartography #maphistory #color

My 2023–24 exhibition on #maps and #chromolithography is now online at

https://exhibits.oshermaps.org/pageant-of-spectacles/

The exhibition and associated lectures prompted me to write up a long-ish essay on “Mapping, Printing, Color,” which is both part of the exhibition website and available in a separate PDF publication available from

https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/13/

#cartography #maphistory #color

Histioteuthis bonelliana (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/60dc0b5e-2980-4d86-a26c-59e05cffb0c7

#cephalopods #zoology #chromolithography #squid #art #publicdomain

Histioteuthis bonelliana (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/60dc0b5e-2980-4d86-a26c-59e05cffb0c7

#cephalopods #zoology #chromolithography #squid #art #publicdomain

Argonauta Argo (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4eab67b4-9820-4435-9d03-806e687bc585

#cephalopods #zoology #chromolithography #squid #art #publicdomain

Argonauta Argo (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4eab67b4-9820-4435-9d03-806e687bc585

#cephalopods #zoology #chromolithography #squid #art #publicdomain

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/v2p280-st-johns-hall/

This #chromolithography example shows the inside of the chapel St. John’s College Cambridge. This picture was made around 1840; later, in 1860, the chapel was demolished & replaced with a Victorian Gothic Revival thing by Sir Gilbert Scott.

At least six colours here i think, so 6 plates, although sometimes they overprinted to get mixed colours.

#fobo #vintageArt #cambridgeUK #chapel #interior #medieval #GIMP #Gimp_3 #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/v2p280-st-johns-hall/

This #chromolithography example shows the inside of the chapel St. John’s College Cambridge. This picture was made around 1840; later, in 1860, the chapel was demolished & replaced with a Victorian Gothic Revival thing by Sir Gilbert Scott.

At least six colours here i think, so 6 plates, although sometimes they overprinted to get mixed colours.

#fobo #vintageArt #cambridgeUK #chapel #interior #medieval #GIMP #Gimp_3 #GIMP3

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-13/pages/133-monkey/

The German caption was Prosit Neujahr, which is a toast to the New Year in Austria and parts of Germany

It was startling to see this as a full-page illo in a book 15½×12" (42x30cm). I was tempted to call it “Donald Trump proposes marriage to Nancy Pelosi, but decided not to mention the idea.

#GIMP #fobo #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #chromolithography #monkey #rose #valentinesDay #NewYears #topHat

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-13/pages/133-monkey/

The German caption was Prosit Neujahr, which is a toast to the New Year in Austria and parts of Germany

It was startling to see this as a full-page illo in a book 15½×12" (42x30cm). I was tempted to call it “Donald Trump proposes marriage to Nancy Pelosi, but decided not to mention the idea.

#GIMP #fobo #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #vintageArt #vintageEngraving #chromolithography #monkey #rose #valentinesDay #NewYears #topHat

Opening flower (1854) by William Sharp, from Victoria Regia, or, The Great Water Lily of America: With a Brief Account of its Discovery and Introduction into Cultivation.

Source: Missouri Botanical Garden / Biodiversity Heritage Library

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/d20c3c1f-c106-4899-9a66-0cf67613ee19

#water-lilies #botanical #chromolithography #plants #lithography #art #publicdomain

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-2/pages/596-scevola/

A Roman soldier, Gaius Mucius Scaevola, famous for his bravery in the siege of Rome.

[it’s actually a gruesome story so details are on the Web page if interested]

This is (i think) a chromolithograph, printed (in Barcelona in 1881) from multiple plates, one per solid colour. A clean scan and easy for #GIMP to process.

#fobo #vintageArt #chromolithography #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #Ro man #romanSoldier #GaiusMuciusScaevola

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-2/pages/596-scevola/

A Roman soldier, Gaius Mucius Scaevola, famous for his bravery in the siege of Rome.

[it’s actually a gruesome story so details are on the Web page if interested]

This is (i think) a chromolithograph, printed (in Barcelona in 1881) from multiple plates, one per solid colour. A clean scan and easy for #GIMP to process.

#fobo #vintageArt #chromolithography #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #Ro man #romanSoldier #GaiusMuciusScaevola

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Morris-PicturesqueViews-Vol2/pages/050-drakelowe-hall/

#DrakeloweHall - A rather large English #mansion with a history going back a thousand years, except it was demolished in 1934, and in the 1950s a power plant was built on the site.

Sir Nigel Gresley, steam locomotive designer, was a cousin to the family that lived here.

These chromolithographs are fun to clean up in #GIMP3 - solid colour, no dot screen.

#vintageArt #chromolithography #statelyHome #GIMP #Gimp_3 #fobo #sirNigelGresley #colourEngraving #countryHouse

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Morris-PicturesqueViews-Vol2/pages/050-drakelowe-hall/

#DrakeloweHall - A rather large English #mansion with a history going back a thousand years, except it was demolished in 1934, and in the 1950s a power plant was built on the site.

Sir Nigel Gresley, steam locomotive designer, was a cousin to the family that lived here.

These chromolithographs are fun to clean up in #GIMP3 - solid colour, no dot screen.

#vintageArt #chromolithography #statelyHome #GIMP #Gimp_3 #fobo #sirNigelGresley #colourEngraving #countryHouse

Octopus Tetracirrhus (1851) by Jean Baptiste Vérany, from Mollusques méditeranéens.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f69d03ba-c0f4-48cf-ad88-7ccd2dae3292

#cephalopods #zoology #octopuses #chromolithography #art #publicdomain

Jews' Wailing Place (1890s) by Boulos Meo, from Flowers and Pictures of the Holy Land.

Source: The Getty

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/0127a806-58da-41b4-95eb-ce4065e2bc95

#prayer #worship #religion #israel #tradition #color #jerusalem #christianity #chromolithography #flowers #palestine #art #publicdomain

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/136-christmas/

Not certain whether the maid in the porch of the inn is shopping, receiving a gift, or whether people are arriving to stay. The man with the whip seems to be giving her something. But at any rate it’s #Christmas and there’s a coach and horses laden down with food.

I’ve tried to keep the colours, although maybe it should be bluer.

#vintageArt #xmas #ChristmasGifts #stageCoach #winter #icicles #GIMP #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 #chromolithography #Victorian #genrePainting

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/136-christmas/

Not certain whether the maid in the porch of the inn is shopping, receiving a gift, or whether people are arriving to stay. The man with the whip seems to be giving her something. But at any rate it’s #Christmas and there’s a coach and horses laden down with food.

I’ve tried to keep the colours, although maybe it should be bluer.

#vintageArt #xmas #ChristmasGifts #stageCoach #winter #icicles #GIMP #Gimp_3 #GIMP3 #chromolithography #Victorian #genrePainting

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-3/pages/371-castle-interior/

The interior of a feudal castle, from Pelegrín Casabó Y Pagés’ book La Civilizacion… multi-impression #chromolithography.

It turns out Pelegrín is regarded today as having been antisemitic, although i don’t know how that affected his writing.

Scanned at 2400dpi and cleaned up in #GIMP - and yes, people have bought pictures from me for use on large displays 🙂

#vintageArt #engraving #castle #fobo #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #colour #hall #interior

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Casabo-LaCivilizacion-3/pages/371-castle-interior/

The interior of a feudal castle, from Pelegrín Casabó Y Pagés’ book La Civilizacion… multi-impression #chromolithography.

It turns out Pelegrín is regarded today as having been antisemitic, although i don’t know how that affected his writing.

Scanned at 2400dpi and cleaned up in #GIMP - and yes, people have bought pictures from me for use on large displays 🙂

#vintageArt #engraving #castle #fobo #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #colour #hall #interior

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-04/pages/042-a-song-for-spring/

Spring Song (Frühlingslied) by Harry Jochmus (1855 – 1915).

Roughly 12x9 inches (302x220mm), and in two colours, green and black, although i decided the green had probably faded and made it a little bluer in #GIMP green and blue inks were often unstable.

Engraved and printed in 2 passes; the green didn’t quite line up.

#fobo #vintageArt #chromolithography #spring #flute #GIMP #Gimp_3 #romance #publicNudity #oilPainting

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ModerneKunst-04/pages/042-a-song-for-spring/

Spring Song (Frühlingslied) by Harry Jochmus (1855 – 1915).

Roughly 12x9 inches (302x220mm), and in two colours, green and black, although i decided the green had probably faded and made it a little bluer in #GIMP green and blue inks were often unstable.

Engraved and printed in 2 passes; the green didn’t quite line up.

#fobo #vintageArt #chromolithography #spring #flute #GIMP #Gimp_3 #romance #publicNudity #oilPainting

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/161a-bless-the-lord/

This was tipped in (a loose page lightly glued along one edge) near the back of the 1870 edition of The Circling Year. Very Victorian! Newer translations of Ps. 103 use Praise the Lord, which makes more sense.

Five colours, so five separate plates incl. gold - #chromolithography

Scan cleaned up in #GIMP as usual.

#vintageArt #fobo #lettering #Victorian #border

“Bless the Lord O my Soul, and forget not all His benefits”

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/CirclingTheYear-1870/pages/161a-bless-the-lord/

This was tipped in (a loose page lightly glued along one edge) near the back of the 1870 edition of The Circling Year. Very Victorian! Newer translations of Ps. 103 use Praise the Lord, which makes more sense.

Five colours, so five separate plates incl. gold - #chromolithography

Scan cleaned up in #GIMP as usual.

#vintageArt #fobo #lettering #Victorian #border

“Bless the Lord O my Soul, and forget not all His benefits”

@mhedney

👍 Matthew Edney présente plusieurs vidéos captivantes sur sa nouvelle exposition illustrant le procédé de la chromolithographie utilisé en cartographie.
https://www.mappingasprocess.net/blog/2023/12/1/a-pageant-of-spectacles-chromolithography-in-america

Liens complémentaires :

- Chromolithographie
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromolithographie

- Le manuel de lithographie (1822) de Godefroy Engelmann
https://numistral.fr/fr/tresors/le-manuel-de-lithographie-de-godefroy-engelmann-1822

#exposition #cartographie #cartography #cartes #chromolithography #chromolithographie #technologie #géographie #art #culture #couleurs #oshermaps #maps

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Westminster Abbey in London - a chromolithograph by Thomas Ashburton Picken from 1851

#ThomasAshburtonPicken #London #Westminster #WestminsterAbbey #England #UK #Britain #UnitedKingdom #FascinatingEurope #Europa #Europe #ArchitecturalRevival #heritage #cityscape #architecture #art #artwork #vintage #oldviews #lithograph #lithography #chromolithography

#Childs was an entrepreneur with extensive land holdings in Floral Park, New York, USA, in the late 1800s. His mail-order business was among the largest in the country (claimed to be the largest, they all did). He employed the best commercial artists of the time and eventually had his own printer on-site. They produced these small masterpieces of #Chromolithography. Each colour was a separate printing plate - there were at least 8 for the above image - each drawn by hand. (cont'd)