Picturesque America, or the Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists

1872
Not on view
Volume one of a two volume set. 567 pp., 24 engraved plates, numerous wood engraved vignettes. Bound in elaborate brown leather embossed boards, stamped and gilded, title stamped and gilded on front board and spine.
Frontispiece: City of New York from Brooklyn Heights, steel engraving, George R. Hall after A. C. Warren.
Title page: Dome of the Capitol, steel engraving, Edward Paxman Brandard after Harry Fenn [lower left: “HF”]
[pp. 1-22: Highlands and Palisades of the Hudson, with Illustrations by Harry Fenn]
p. 1: Poughkeepsie and its Founderies at Night, wood engraving, William H. Morse after Harry Fenn [lower edge of upper image: “W.H.M.fc. / H. Fenn”].
p. 2: The Hudson, south from Newberg, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn [within image, lower left: “HF”].
p. 3: On the Old Newburg Toll-Road, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn [below image, lower left: “HF”].
p. 4: The Storm-King and Cro’Nest, wood engraving, Edward Paxman Brandard after Harry Fenn [lower right: “HF”; illegible wood-engraver’s signature lower left].
p. 5: West Point, and Scenes in Vicinity, wood engraving after Harry Fenn.
p. 6: St. Mary’s Church at Cold Spring, wood engraving, J. G. Smithwick after Harry Fenn [lower right: J.G. Smithwick”].
p. 7: Glimpse of the Hudson from Fort Putnam, wood engraving after Harry Fenn [lower left: “H. Fenn”].
p. 8: View South from the [West Point] Academy Grounds, wood engraving, Frederick William Quartley after Harry Fenn [lower right: “F. W. Quartley”].
Opp. p. 9: West Point and the Highlands, steel engraving, Samuel Valentine Hunt after Harry Fenn [in plate lower left: “H. Fenn 1868”].
p. 10: The Hudson at “Cozzens’s,” wood engraving.
p. 12: Anthony’s Nose, from the Western Shore, wood engraving.
p. 13: Near Anthony’s Nose at Night, wood engraving.
p. 15: Anthony’s Nose from Iona Island, wood engraving after Harry Fenn [lower left: “HF”].
p. 16: View from Peekskill, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn [lower right: “HF”].
p. 17: The Hudson, north from Peekskill, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn [lower right: “H Fenn”].
p. 19: A Misty Morning on the Hudson / The Hudson at Yonkers, wood engraving.
p. 20: The Palisades, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn [lower left: “HF”].
Opp. p. 21: Mouth of the Moodna, on the Hudson, steel engraving, William Wellstood after David Johnson [in plate, lower left: “DJ 1869”].
p. 22: At the Foot of the Palisades, wood engraving after Harry Fenn [lower left: “HF”].
[pp. 23-46: Philadelphia and its Suburbs, with illustrations by Granville Perkins]
p. 23: Chestnut-Street Bridge, Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill, John Filmer after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “Filmer”].
p. 24: Scenes in Philadelphia, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins.
p. 26: Tower and Steeple, Independence Hall, wood engraving, Henry Linton after Granville Perkins [lower left: “G.P”; lower right: “H. Linton”].
p. 28: Fountains in Philadelphia, wood engraving, W. Roberts after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “W. Roberts sc.”].
p. 30: Navy-Yard, wood engraving, William H. Morse after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right “W.H.M.”].
p. 32: Coal Depot, Richmond, on the Delaware, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “A. Measom”].
p. 33: Philadelphia, from below the South-Street Bridge, wood engraving, Alfred Harral after Granville Perkins [lower right: “GP”; lower right: “Alf. Harrals”]
p. 34: Wire Bridge at Fairmont, wood engraving, John Filmer after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “Filmer”].
p. 35: Fairmount Waterworks, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”].
p. 37: View from West Park, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”].
p. 38: Rockland Landing on the Schuylkill, wood engraving, John Filmer after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “Filmer”].
p. 39: The Schuylkill—View from Lansdowne, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”].
p.40: Schuylkill above Belmont, wood engraving, John Filmer after Granville Perkins [lower left: “GP”; lower right: “Filmer”].
Opp. p. 40: Philadelphia from Belmont (West Park), steel engraving, R. Hinshelwood after Granville Perkins.
p. 41: Old Bridge on the Wissahickon, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins [lower left: GP”].
p. 42: Drive along the Wissahickon, wood engraving, by James H. Richardson after Granville Perkins [lower left: GP”; lower right: “Richardson sc.”].
p. 43: Wissahickon, near Paper-Mill Bridge, wood engraving, John Filmer after Granville Perkins [lower left: GP”; lower right: “John Filmer sc.”].
p. 45: Scenes on the Wissahickon: Mouth of the Wissahickon / Old Log Cabin—Bridge on the Wissahickon / Wissahickon Falls, wood engravings.
p. 46: On the Wissahickon at Sunset, wood engraving.
[pp. 47-60: Scenes in Northern New Jersey: with Illustrations by Jules Tavernier]
p. 47: Scene on the Passaic, wood engraving, John J. Harley after Jules Tavernier [lower left: “Harley”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 48: Eagle Rock, Orange, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower left: “A. Measom”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 49: Washington Rock, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower left: “A. Measom sc.”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 51: Ramapo River, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower right: “A. Measom sc.”].
p. 52: Terrace House and Thorn Mountain, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower left: “A. Measom sc.”; lower right: “JT”].
p. 53: Breakwater, Ramapo, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower left: “A. Measom sc.”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 54: Little Falls, wood engraving, N. Orr & Co. after Jules Taverner [lower left: “N. Orr & Co.”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 55: The Passaic, Below Little Falls, wood engraving, John J. Harley after Jules Taverner [lower left: “Jules Tavernier”; lower right: “Harley sc.”].
p. 57: Passaic Falls, wood engraving, Allen Measom after Jules Taverner [lower left: “A. Measom sc.”; lower right: “J. Tavernier”].
p. 59: The Passaic below the Falls, wood engraving, Alfred Harral after Jules Tavernier [lower left: “Alfred Harral”; lower right: “Jules Tavernier”].
p. 60: Near Greenwood Lake, wood engraving, Measom after Jules Tavernier [lower right: “W. Measom”]
[pp. 60-96: The Valley of the Connecticut, with illustrations by John Douglas Woodward]
p. 61: Valley of the Connecticut, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
Opp p. 80: Connecticut Valley, From Mount Tom, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after John Douglas Woodward.
[pp. 97-115: Baltimore and Environs, illustrated by Granville Perkins]
Opp p. 97: The City of Baltimore, from Druid-Hill Park, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after Granville Perkins.
p. 97: Washington Monument, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins.
p. 116: The Catskills, wood engraving, after J. C. Carpenter.
Opp. p. 126: Sunrise, from South Mountain, Catskill, steel engraving, Samuel Valentine Hunt after Harry Fenn.
p. 134: The Juniata, wood engraving, after Granville Perkins.
p. 146: On the Ohio, after Alfred R. Waud.
Opp. p. 161: City of Cincinnati, steel engraving, William Wellstood after Asa Coolidge Warren.
Opp. p. 165: City of Louisville, steel engraving, Edward Paxman Brandard after Asa Coolidge Warren.
p. 168: The Plains and the Sierras, wood engraving, after Thomas Moran.
Opp. p. 176: Emigrants Crossing the Plains, steel engraving, Henry Bryan Hall after F. O. C. Darley.
Opp. p. 201: Californians Lassoing Bear, steel engraving, Francis Holl after F. O. C. Darley.
p. 204: The Susquehanna, after Granville Perkins.
Opp. p. 216: The Susquehanna, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after Granville Perkins.
p. 229: Boston, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
Opp. p. 233: Boston, from South Boston, steel engraving, Edwad Paxman Brandard after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 253: Lake George and Lake Champlain, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn.
Opp. p. 256: Lake George, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after John William Casilear.
p. 276: Mount Mansfield, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn.
p. 288: Valley of the Housatonic, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
Opp. p. 289: The Housatonic, steel engraving, Samuel Valentine after Albert Fitch Bellows.
p. 318: The Upper Mississippi, wood engraving, after Alfred R. Waud.
Opp. p. 321: The City of St. Louis, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after Asa Coolidge Warren.
p. 353: Valley of the Genesee, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 370: St. Lawrence and the Saguenay, wood engraving, after James D. Smillie.
Opp. p. 384: Quebec, steel engraving, R. Hinshelwood after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 395: Eastern Shore, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
Opp. p. 401: Beverly Coast, Massachusetts, steel engraving, Samuel Valentine Hunt after John Frederick Kensett.
p. 414: The Adirondack Region, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn.
Opp. p. 425: Adirondack Woods, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after James M. Hart.
p. 436: The Connecticut Shore of the Sound, wood engraving, after W. H. Gibson.
Opp. p. 444: East Rock, New Haven, steel engraving, Samuel Valentine Hunt after Casimir Clayton Griswold.
p. 452: Lake Memphremagog, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 457: The Mohawk, Albany and Troy, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward and Harry Fenn.
p. 471: The Upper Delaware, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 477: Water-Falls at Cayuga Lake, wood engraving, after John Douglas Woodward.
p. 482: The Rocky Mountains, wood engraving, after Thomas Moran.
Opp. p. 488: The Rocky Mountains, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after Worthington Whittredge.
p. 503: The Canons of the Colorado, wood engraving, after Thomas Moran.
p. 512: Chicago and Milwaukee, wood engraving, after Alfred R. Waud.
Opp. p. 528: City of Milwaukee, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after Asa Coolidge Warren.
p. 529: A Glance at the Northwest, wood engraving, after Alfred R. Waud
p. 540: The Mammoth Cave, wood engraving, after Alfred R. Waud
p. 543: New York and Brooklyn, wood engraving, after Harry Fenn.
Opp. p. 557: Terrace, Central Park, steel engraving, George R. Hall after Charles G. Rosenberg.
p. 566: Washington, wood engraving, after William Ludwell Sheppard.
Opp. p. 569: Washington, from Arlington Heights, steel engraving, Robert Hinshelwood after William Ludwell Sheppard.

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  • Title: Picturesque America, or the Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists
  • Editor: William Cullen Bryant (American, 1794–1878)
  • Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. (New York, NY)
  • Illustrator: Albert Fitch Bellows (American, Midlford, Massachusetts 1829–1883 Auburndale, Massachusetts)
  • Illustrator: J. C. Carpenter (American, active 1870s)
  • Illustrator: John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)
  • Illustrator: Felix Octavius Carr Darley (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1822–1888 Claymont, Delaware)
  • Illustrator: Harry Fenn (American (born England), Surrey 1845–1911 Montclair, New Jersey)
  • Illustrator: William Hamilton Gibson (American, Newton, Connecticut 1850–1896 Washington, Connecticut)
  • Illustrator: Casimir Clayton Griswold (American, Delaware, Ohio 1834–1918 Poughkeepsie, New York)
  • Illustrator: James M. Hart (American (born Scotland), Kilmarnock 1828–1901 New York)
  • Illustrator: David Johnson (American, New York 1827–1908 Walden, New York)
  • Illustrator: John Frederick Kensett (American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York)
  • Illustrator: Thomas Moran (American (born England), Bolton, Lancashire 1837–1926 Santa Barbara, California)
  • Illustrator: Granville Perkins (American, Baltimore, Maryland 1830–1895 New York)
  • Illustrator: Charles G. Rosenberg (American, 1818–1879)
  • Illustrator: William Ludwell Sheppard (American, Richmond, Virginia 1833–1912 Richmond, Virginia)
  • Illustrator: James David Smillie (American, New York 1833–1909 New York)
  • Illustrator: Jules Tavernier (American (born France), Paris 1844–1889 Honolulu, Hawaii)
  • Illustrator: Asa Coolidge Warren (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1819–1904 New York)
  • Illustrator: Alfred Rudolf Waud (American (born England), London 1828–1891 Marietta, Georgia)
  • Illustrator: Worthington Whittredge (Springfield, Ohio 1820–1910 Summit, New Jersey)
  • Illustrator: John Douglas Woodward (American, Virginia 1846–1924 New Rochelle, New York)
  • Engraver: Edward Paxman Brandard (British, Birmingham 1819–1898 New Malden, Surrey)
  • Engraver: John Filmer (American (born England), London 1837–1929 New York)
  • Engraver: George R. Hall (American, born London, England 1818)
  • Engraver: Henry Bryan Hall, Sr. (American (born England), London 1808–1884 Morrisania, Bronx, New York)
  • Engraver: John J. Harley (American, 1840–1923)
  • Engraver: Alfred Harral (British, active America 1840–80)
  • Engraver: Robert Hinshelwood (American, Edinburgh 1812–after 1875 New York)
  • Engraver: Francis Holl (British, London 1815–1884 Milford, near Godalming, Surrey)
  • Engraver: Samuel Valentine Hunt (American (born England), Norwich 1803–1893 Bay Ridge, Brooklyn)
  • Engraver: Henry Linton (British, London 1815–1899 Kingston-upon-Thames)
  • Engraver: Allen Measom (British, London 1841–1903 London)
  • Engraver: William H. Morse (American, active 1851–82)
  • Engraver: Nathaniel Orr (American, born London, Ontario, Canada 1822–1908)
  • Engraver: Frederick William Quartley (American (born England), Bath 1808–1866 New York)
  • Engraver: James H. Richardson (American, 1823–1903)
  • Engraver: W. Roberts (American, active 1850s)
  • Engraver: J. G. Smithwick (American, active 1871–82)
  • Engraver: William Wellstood (American (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1819–1900 New York)
  • Published in: New York
  • Date: 1872
  • Medium: Illustrations: steel engraving and wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 13 x 10 1/4 in. (33 x 26 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.33(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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