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American Scenery Vols. I-II

1840 and 1852
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: American Scenery Vols. I-II
  • Author: Nathaniel Parker Willis (American, Portland, Maine 1806–1867 Cornwall, New York)
  • Illustrator: William Henry Bartlett (British, London 1809–1854 at sea)
  • Engraver: Robert William Wallis (British, London 1794–1878 Hove, Sussex)
  • Engraver: James Tibbits Willmore (British, Handsworth 1800–1863 London)
  • Engraver: Henry Adlard (British, 1799–1893)
  • Publisher: George Virtue (London)
  • Printer: R. Clay, Son(s), and Taylor (London)
  • Date: 1840 and 1852
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (27.5 x 22 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1919(1-2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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