| Description |
2 v. : ill., map, port ; 28 cm. |
| Indexed In: |
Sabin 3784 |
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BAL 22755 |
| Note |
Added engraved title pages, which read: American scenery, by N.P. Willis, Esq., illustrated in a series of views by W.H. Bartlett ... |
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Originally issued 1837-1840 in 30 monthly pts. and in 7 quarterly pts. Title pages and other preliminaries in pt. 30 and pt. 7, respectively. |
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Imprint on added title pages: London : George Virtue ; New York : R. Martin & Co. |
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Imprint on covers of quarterly pts.: London : Published for the proprietors by G. Virtue. |
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Vol. 1: iv, [iii]-iv, 140 p., [68] leaves of plates; v. 2: iv, 106 p., [53] leaves of plates. |
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Illustrations: 119 prints (incl. added title pages) : etching ; full-page. By R. Wallis (13), J. Cousen (7), J.T. Willmore (11), R. Brandard (12), H. Adlard (8), G.K. Richardson (5) and 27 others, after W.H. Bartlett (111), T. Creswick (6) and T. Doughty (2). -- Stipple-engraved port. of Bartlett, by B. Holl, after H. Room; full-page map, drawn and engraved by W. Hughes. "In a few copies the plates are hand-colored"--BAL. |
| Form |
Text and selected images also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library, as part of: A Hudson River portfolio. |
| Note |
Issue in 30 pts.: Each pt. in buff paper covers. Prospectus on p. [4] of covers of pt. 1; publisher's advertisements on p. [4], p. [2] and [4] or p. [2-4] of other pts. List of subscribers inserted in pt. 1. Publisher's notices and/or additional publisher's advertisements inserted in pts. 1-2, 5, 15 and 30; note on publisher's binding inserted in pt. 30. |
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Issue in 7 pts.: Each pt. in quarter dark brown leather, gilt, and illustrated bright green paper boards. List of subscribers and publisher's advertisements inserted in pt. 1; publisher's advertisements inserted in pt. 7. |
| Language |
Legends to the ill. in some copies in English, French and German. |
| Local Note |
IID c. 3: Legends to the ill. in English, French and German. |
| Binding |
IID c. 3: Binding: Publisher's brown leather, gilt. |
| Local Note |
Arents 06-426: Issue in 30 pts. Ill. in hand-colored state. |
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Arents 06-427: Issue in 7 pts. |
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Arents 06-428: Issue in 30 pts. |
| Provenance |
IID c. 1: Lenox Library. |
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IID c. 2: Astor Library. |
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IID c. 3: Earl of Caithness (armorial bookplate). |
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Arents 06-427: C.B. Stebbins (inscriptions on front pastedown). |
| Subject |
United States -- Description and travel.
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United States -- In art.
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| Added Author |
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867.
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Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854, Illustrator.
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Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869, Illustrator.
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Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856, Illustrator.
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Room, Henry, 1802-1850, Illustrator.
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Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878, Etcher.
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Cousen, John, 1804-1880, Etcher.
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Willmore, James Tibbetts, 1800-1863, Etcher.
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Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862, Etcher.
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Adlard, Henry, Etcher.
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Richardson, George K., d. ca. 1891, Etcher.
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Holl, Benjamin, 1808-1884, Engraver.
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Hughes, William, 1817-1876, Cartographer.
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Stebbins, C. B, Former owner.
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| Added Title |
American scenery |
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Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature |
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Hudson River portfolio
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| Donor/Sponsor |
New York State Education Department, Electronic Doorway Library Program
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| LCCN |
01024522 |
| Call No. |
IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)
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| Research Call Number |
IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)
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Stuart 5953-5954
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Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-426
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Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-427
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Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-428
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