Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct

1843
Not on view
First and only edition. pp. 3-152, with 22 plates. Binding blue cloth stamped with gold.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Illustrations of the Croton Aqueduct
  • Illustrator: Fayette Bartholomew Tower (American, 1817–1857)
  • Etcher: Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede (American, West Point, New York 1820–1877 New York)
  • Engraver: Aquatint by William James Bennett (American, London 1787–1844 New York)
  • Publisher: Wiley & Putnam (New York) & London
  • Date: 1843
  • Medium: Illustrations: aquatint and etching
  • Dimensions: 13 11/16 × 9 15/16 × 13/16 in. (34.7 × 25.3 × 2 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.23.21
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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