Research Catalog

Title

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.

Publication

London: George Virtue, 1840

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Details

Additional Authors

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

Description

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

Donor/Sponsor

New York State Education Department, Electronic Doorway Library Program

Uniform Title

Hudson River portfolio

Alternative Title

• American scenery
• Land, lake, and river illustrations of transatlantic nature

Subjects

• United States > In art
• United States > Description and travel

Note

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

• Sabin
• BAL

Additional Formats (note)

• 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)

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

Provenance (note)

• Lenox Library.
• Astor Library.
• Earl of Caithness (armorial bookplate).
• C.B. Stebbins (inscriptions on front pastedown).

Binding (note)

• Binding: Publisher's brown leather, gilt.

Call Number

IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)

LCCN

01024522

OCLC

2087806

Title

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

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

Indexed In:

Sabin 3784

BAL 22755

Additional Formats

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

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.

Arents 06-427: Issue in 7 pts.

Arents 06-428: Issue in 30 pts.

Provenance

IID c. 1: Lenox Library.

IID c. 2: Astor Library.

IID c. 3: Earl of Caithness (armorial bookplate).

Arents 06-427: C.B. Stebbins (inscriptions on front pastedown).

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Added Author

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867.

Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854. Illustrator

Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869. Illustrator

Doughty, Thomas, 1793-1856. Illustrator

Room, Henry, 1802-1850. Illustrator

Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878. Etcher

Cousen, John, 1804-1880. Etcher

Willmore, James Tibbetts, 1800-1863. Etcher

Brandard, Robert, 1805-1862. Etcher

Adlard, Henry. Etcher

Richardson, George K., -approximately 1891. Etcher

Holl, Benjamin, 1808-1884. Engraver

Hughes, William, 1818-1876. Cartographer

Stebbins, C. B. Former owner

Added Title

Hudson River portfolio

Research Call Number

IID (Willis, N. P. American scenery)

Stuart 5953-5954

Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-426

Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-427

Arents BIP (Willis, N. American 1840) 06-428