About this book
Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description of the site and location. These vignettes give us rare glimpses of scenic locations as they appeared in 1840. All sites are in the eastern part of the United States, especially New England and New York. This is Volume Two of a two-volume set. - Summary by Larry Wilson The Book Coordinators for this project were Larry Wilson and Linette Geisel
Chapters (51)
1The Catterskill Falls
2Winter Scene on the Catterskills
3Rogers’ Slide, Lake George
4The Gothic Church, New Haven
5Niagara Falls from the Top of the Ladder on the American Side
6Saw-Mill at Centre Harbour, Lake Winnipiseogee
7Little Falls, on the Mohawk
8Bridge at Norwich, Connecticut
9Undercliff, near Cold Spring
10Boston, and Bunker Hill, from the East
11Mount Jefferson, from Mount Washington
12Mount Tom, and the Connecticut River
13The Silver Cascade, in the Notch of the White Mountains
14View of New York, from Weehawken
15The President’s House from the River
16View on the Susquehanna, at Liverpool
17Desert Rock Light-house, Maine
18Washington’s House, Mount Vernon
19Village of Little Falls, Mohawk River
20Harper’s Ferry, from the Blue Ridge
21Barhydt’s Lake, near Saratoga
22Fairmount Gardens, Philadelphia
23Sing-Sing Prison, and Tappan Sea
24Washington, from the President’s House
25View of Baltimore
26The Exchange and Girard’s Bank, Philadelphia
27Principal Front of the Capitol, Washington
28The Narrows, Lake George
29Natural Bridge, Virginia
30View of the Passaic Falls
31View of Northumberland, on the Susquehanna
32Pulpit Rock, White Mountains
33View of Hudson City, and the Catskill Mountains
34Scene among the Highlands on Lake George
35Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia
36The United States Bank, Philadelphia
37Brock’s Monument, from the American Side
38Village of Catskill
39View from Gowanus’ Heights, Brooklyn
40View on the Susquehanna, above Owago
41Bridge at Glens Fall, on the Hudson
42View from Mount Ida, near Troy
43View from Glenmary Lawn, on the Owago
44View near Anthony’s Nose, Hudson Highlands
45Washington’s Monument, Baltimore
46East Port, and Passamaquoddy Bay
47Cemetery of Mount Auburn
48Northampton, Massachusetts
49Chapel of our Lady of Coldspring
50The Mountain House, on the Catskills
51Faneuil Hall, from the Water
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