A View of the Great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River–Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks

Various artists/makers

May 1761

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: A View of the Great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River–Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks
Series/Portfolio: Scenographia Americana, or a Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies
Engraver: William Elliot (British, active London, 1727–66)
Artist: After intermediary artist Paul Sandby (British, baptized Nottingham 1731–1809 London)
Artist: After Thomas Pownall (British, 1722–1805)
Publisher: Thomas Jeffreys (British, ca. 1719–1771)
Date: May 1761
Medium: Etching and engraving, hand colored
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 20 1/16 in. (34.9 × 50.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.1323
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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