Transatlantic Traffic Syllabus

I: Plague, Fire II: Philadelphia III: Circulation IV: Urban Limits V: Tripping VI: Reform

Transatlantic Traffic:
London, Philadelphia, and the World, 1665-1876
Unit Seven: Additional Materials

On the Great Exhibition of 1851:

The Victoria Web's award-winning site on the Great Exhibition.
The Victoria Web's Research site, featuring census data and guides to doing research.
McGill University's excellent site on the Crystal Palace, which includes illstrations and a History of the Great Exhibition.

Click HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page for an aerial (balloon's-eye) view of the Centennial grounds and buildings that is also a great, interactive map.
For another interactive map, click HERE.
For several contemporary color illustrations of scenes from the Centennial Exposition, click HERE.
For a comprehensive directory of web-sites pertaining to the Centennial Exposition, click HERE.
The Smithsonian's Centennial Exposition site, part of their larger exhibit entitled Bright Lights, Bold Adventures: 1846-1878.
The Digital Archive of American Architecture's collection of Illustrations of the Centennial Exposition of 1876.
BoondockNet's excellent site on the Exposition, featuring dozens of contemporary articles on the event.
A map of the Exposition site in Fairmont Park, courtesy of the National Gallery.

Main Syllabus: Unit 7: Imperial Traffic: The Great Exhibition and the Centennial Exposition

Week 13

Apr 8: Please read the materials in photocopy and on-line about the London Great Exhibition of 1851.

Apr 10: Please read the materials in photocopy and on-line about the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Apr 12: No class. We will again meet with you about your Long Essay Assignment. Annotated Bibliography Assignment Due.

Week 14

Apr 15: Concluding Remarks and evaluations.

Apr 17: Review and final questions.

Apr 19: Final Exam.

Apr 26: Final Essay Due.