Harvard and its Surroundings
1882
This album comprises 102 pages of texts (descriptions of Harvard University and surroundings), a Key Plan of the vicinity of Harvard University, an Index, a List of Illustrations and an Introduction, 39 albertypes (collotypes, full pages), 28 engravings and 2 half-titles.
The title page: Harvard and its Surroundings. Subscription Edition. Published by Moses King, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.; a presentation page: Harvard and its Surroundings. Subscription (fourth) edition by Moses King. Copiously illustrated with albertypes, and engravings. Cambridge. Moses King, Publisher, Harvard Square, 1882.
Copyright, 1878, by Moses King. Copyright, 1880, by Charles W. Sever. Copyright, 1882, by Moses King.
Designs by L.S. Ipsen; Sketches by H. M. Stephenson; University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge.
The illustrations are listed as follows:
-Memorial Hall. - Dining Hall, Memorial Transept and Sanders Theatre
-Harvard Hall. - Physical Laboratory and Lecture rooms
-Massachusetts Hall. - Examinations Rooms
-The Quadrance of Harvard College. Hollis, Stoughton, Holworthy, Thayer
-Matthews Hall. - Dormitory
-Dane Hall. - Law School
-Wadsworth, or Old Presidents' House. - Dormitory
-Grays Hall. - Dormitory
-Boylston Hall. - Chemical Laboratory
-Gore Hall. - The Universityé Library
-Weld Hall. - Dormitory
-Old President's Chair
-University Hall. - Administration and Lecture Rooms
-Sever Hall. - Lectures, Recitations and Examinations
-Thayer Hall. - Dormitory
-Appleton Chapel. - University House of Worship
-Holden Chapel (engraving)
-Holworthy Hall. - Dormitory
-Stoughton Hall. - Dormitory
-Hollis Hall. - Dormitory
-Holmes House (engraving)
-Hemenway Gymnasium
-Interior of the Harvard (Hemenway) Gymnasium
-Society Hall (engraving)
-Lawrence Scientific School. - Laboratories Lecture and Workrooms
-Divinity Hall. - Lecture Room, Library and Dormitory
-Memorial Hall Transept (engraving)
-Memorial Dining Hall. - The Students' Commons
-Peabody Museum of American Archeology and Ethnology
-Museum of Comparative Zoology. - Natural History Collections
-Plan of Oxford Street
-The Old Gymnasium
-University Boat Club House
-The President's House. - Residence of the Executive Officer
-Dana House (engraving)
-Holyoke House. - Shops and Dormitory
-College House. - Post Office, Shops and Dormitory
-Botanic Garden and Herbarium
-The Astronomical Observatory
-The Old Medical School. - Lectures, Laboratories, Museums, etc.
-The Harvard Medical School. The New Building
-Dental School. - Lecture and Workrooms and Laboratory
-Bussey Institution. - School of Horticulture and Agriculture
-Harvard Surroundings (engraving)
-Old Mile Stone (engraving)
-Felton Building, - Dormitory
-Beck Hall, - Dormitory
-Old Cambridge Baptist Church (engraving)
-Moses King's Harvard-Square Publishing House
-Hasty Pudding Club House (sketch by Cabot and Chandler: Architects: Boston)
-Little's Block. - Shops and Dormitory
-First Parish Church (engraving)
-Christ Church (engraving)
-Soldiers' Monument (engraving)
-Shepard Memorial Church (engraving)
-Washington Elm (engraving)
-Waterhouse House (engraving)
-Elmwood (engraving)
-Fayerweather House (engraving)
-Lee House (engraving)
-Riedesel House (engraving)
-Washington's Head-quarters, or Longfellow's Home (engraving)
-Protestant Episcopal Theological School of Massachusetts (engraving)
-Vassal House (engraving)
-Brattle House (engraving)
-New CIty Building (engraving)
-Hicks House (engraving)
-St. Paul's Church (engraving)
-University Press John Wilson & Son
Collotypes and engravings
album: 16,9 x 15 x 2,2 cm compositions (min. range): 9,1 x 13,1 cm compositions (max. range): 10,7 x 14,3 cm secondary supports: 16,3 x 14 cm
PH1979:0604
Grey cloth cover boards and spine, partly embossed and printed in black title, printed vegetal motif and decorations in black and gold. Pages are edged with gold gilding.
inscribed, imprinted and dated
Cambridge Massachusetts United States
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