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Additional authors

1. Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867
2. Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854
3. Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869
4. Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856
5. Room, Henry, 1802-1850
6. Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878
7. Cousen, John, 1804-1880
8. Willmore, James Tibbetts, 1800-1863
9. Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862
10. Adlard, Henry
11. Richardson, George K., -approximately 1891
12. Holl, Benjamin, 1808-1884
13. Hughes, William, 1818-1876

Description

1. 2 v. : ill., map, port; 28 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

1. New York State Education Department, Electronic Doorway Library Program

Uniform title

1. Hudson River portfolio

Alternative title

1. American scenery
2. Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature

Subject

1. United States > In art
2. United States > Description and travel

Call number

1. IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)

Note

1. Added engraved title pages, which read: American scenery, by N.P. Willis, Esq., illustrated in a series of views by W.H. Bartlett ...
2. 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.
3. Imprint on added title pages: London : George Virtue ; New York : R. Martin & Co.
4. Imprint on covers of quarterly pts.: London : Published for the proprietors by G. Virtue.
5. Vol. 1: iv, [iii]-iv, 140 p., [68] leaves of plates; v. 2: iv, 106 p., [53] leaves of plates.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.

Indexed in (note)

1. Sabin
2. BAL

Additional formats (note)

1. Text and selected images also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library, as part of: A Hudson River portfolio.

Language (note)

1. Legends to the ill. in some copies in English, French and German.

Provenance (note)

1. Lenox Library.
2. Astor Library.
3. Earl of Caithness (armorial bookplate).
4. C.B. Stebbins (inscriptions on front pastedown).

Binding (note)

1. Binding: Publisher's brown leather, gilt.

Title

1. American scenery, or, Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature / from drawings by W. H. Bartlett ; engraved in the first style of the art, by R. Wallis, J. Cousen, Willmore, Brandard, Adlard, Richardson, &c. ; the literary department by N. P. Willis.

Imprint

1. London: George Virtue, 1840 (London : Richard Clay).

Indexed in:

1. Sabin 3784
2. BAL 22755

Additional formats

1. Text and selected images also available in electronic form, digitized by The New York Public Library, as part of: A Hudson River portfolio.

Language

1. Legends to the ill. in some copies in English, French and German.

Local note

1. IID c. 3: Legends to the ill. in English, French and German.

Binding

1. IID c. 3: Binding: Publisher's brown leather, gilt.

Local note

1. Arents 06-426: Issue in 30 pts. Ill. in hand-colored state.
2. Arents 06-427: Issue in 7 pts.
3. Arents 06-428: Issue in 30 pts.

Provenance

1. IID c. 1: Lenox Library.
2. IID c. 2: Astor Library.
3. IID c. 3: Earl of Caithness (armorial bookplate).
4. Arents 06-427: C.B. Stebbins (inscriptions on front pastedown).

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867.
2. Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator
3. Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869. Illustrator
4. Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856. Illustrator
5. Room, Henry, 1802-1850. Illustrator
6. Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878. Etcher
7. Cousen, John, 1804-1880. Etcher
8. Willmore, James Tibbetts, 1800-1863. Etcher
9. Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862. Etcher
10. Adlard, Henry. Etcher
11. Richardson, George K., -approximately 1891. Etcher
12. Holl, Benjamin, 1808-1884. Engraver
13. Hughes, William, 1818-1876. Cartographer
14. Stebbins, C. B. Former owner

Added title

1. Hudson River portfolio

LCCN

1. 01024522

Research call number

1. IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)
2. Stuart 5953-5954
3. Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-426
4. Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-427
5. Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-428