The World A Department Store - The Illustrations

The Illustrations

Peck's book was furnished with multiple illustrations by Harry C. Wilkinson. This sets it apart from most utopian works of the era, though King Gillette's The Human Drift (1894) was similarly well-illustrated. Wilkinson's pictures show outside views and floor plans of the buildings lavishly described by Peck, as well as street plans of the city's neighborhoods, and a "coupon check" book.