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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 13:04:56 -0400
From: ahudson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Egloffstein book
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     Baron Frederick von Egloffstein, born in Bavaria in 1824, and who
     served in the Prussian army, immigrated to the U.S. sometime before
     1850, and ended up in New York, between 1864-73. He was one of many
     European scientists and technicians who accompanied exploratory and
     scientific expeditions west of the Mississippi.

     I am interested in him as a New York City mapmaker, as he had a studio
     here for about ten years, and was a prolific publisher of prints,
     views, maps, trade cards, etc.

     In 1857 he published a book which I have been trying to track down
     with no success. The copy at the BL was destroyed in WWII. sigh.

     The title and imprint is as follows:

     New style of topographical drawing, derived from late experients with
     the photograph and daguerrotype, from Mountain models. Washington, no
     publisher given, 1857.


     The book is not in NUC pre-56; not in standard lists of nineteenth
     century books, periodicals or documents. And, a recent book search
     online failed.   I suspect it is a government document, and might just
     have been a pamphlet.

     Any ideas? I would like to obtain it for the Map Division, but if I
     can just get a digital or microcopy that would also suffice.

     Anybody seen this?  Could be filed under Von, Van, Egloffstein or,
     incorrectly, Eggloffstein.

     Many thanks, Alice Hudson
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