Edward Sachse

Edward Sachse (1804 – 1873) was an artist and lithographer whose business E. Sachse & Co. in Baltimore, Maryland published prints of regional sights and cities. Works include a 12 sheet aerial view of Baltimore that employed several artists over a three-year period. The firm also produced a four sheet rendition of Syracuse. Prints of Washington D.C. include a version of the Washington Monument that was planned but never built.

He was born in 1804, in Görlitz, Germany. One of his works is a large view of Baltimore printed on 12 sheets of paper.

He also produced a series of views of American Civil War era military encampments and hospitals in Baltimore and Washington, DC. They were sold relatively cheaply to soldiers who would sometimes mark their tents on the maps and send them home. Sachse issued revised editions when the units at the camps and setups changed.

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