America illustrated
America Illustrated is an 1883 pictorial survey of the United States published by De Wolfe, Fiske & Company in Boston, aimed at general readers wanting views of American scenery and places. Its pictures are wood-engraved landscapes, many printed sideways on the page, showing mountains, rivers, valleys and small settlements rendered in dense hatched line; a designer might take their sweeping panoramic compositions and stippled tonal shading as models for scenic framing and vintage travel-book layouts.
