Original 1844 Engraving of the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia from the March 1844 issue Godeys Ladys Book. Published in Philadelphia by Louis A. Godey. This beauitful vintage Steel engraving is in very good collectible condition with light dust soiling and small binders holes in the lower margin where it has been remove from a damaged bound volume. A 6 and 1/2 by 10 inch , single engraved Plate with a text page. See Photos A Scarce vintage engraving of The Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia with a single double sided page Description from The March 1844 Godeys Ladys Book. The Description gives information on the design and history of this Famous Philadelphia Landmark as shown in this beautiful vintage engraving. Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that was the second major garden or rural cemetery in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998, one of only a few cemeteries to receive the distinction. Located in Philadelphias East Falls section, the 74-acre (300,000 m2) cemetery overlooks the Schuylkill River. Laurel Hill contains more than 33,000 monuments and more than 11,000 family lots. Its thousands of 19th- and 20th-century marble and granite funerary monuments include obelisks and elaborately sculpted hillside tombs and mausoleums
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