The Western Works
A.E. (Alfred Edward) Mathews (1831-1874) was an English immigrant whose early career was that of a traveling bookseller and artist. During his service in the Civil War he drew scenes of the conflict which were published as lithographs. In 1865, Mathews moved west and began producing the lithographs for which he is best known: images of Colorado, Montana and Rocky Mountain scenery. These views are among the earliest and rarest for the Rocky Mountain West and their detail provides important historical documentation.
A.E. Mathews' western works are published by the University of Cincinnati Digital Press in cooperation with the St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri -- St. Louis. The publication includes holdings from the Archives & Rare Books Department, University of Cincinnati; Amon Carter Museum; The Bancroft Library; Colorado Historical Society; Western History & Geneology Department, Denver Public Library; Library of Congress; Nebraska State Historical Society; Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri - St.Louis; and Yale Collection of Western Americana.
A.E. Mathews: The Western Works is a two cd-rom publication containing 129 images at 5 resolutions, all texts as well as maps of the image sites, and an extensive bibliography, for the following publications:Interesting Narrative ...[of a journey from Texas]. 1861.
Pencil Sketches of Colorado, Its Cities, Principal Towns and Mountain Scenery. 1866.
Pencil Sketches of Montana. 1868.
Gems of Rocky Mountain Scenery: Containing Views Along and Near the Union Pacific Railroad. 1869.
Canyon City, Colorado, and its Surroundings. 1870.For further information, see:
Exhibit: "Sublime and Beautiful Mountain Scenery": Western Images of A.E. Mathews.
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