The fords of the Jordan – Historic Print
![The fords of the Jordan, New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1a/1a50519d2799-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this antique lithograph of The fords of the Jordan. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The fords of the Jordan
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Few places carry as much weight in scripture as the fords of the Jordan, the shallow crossings where the river could be waded on foot. This hand-colored lithograph takes its title from that setting, which the Bible ties to some of its most consequential journeys, including the Israelites' entry into the promised land under Joshua. Published by Currier & Ives in New York, the print belongs to the firm's large body of religious subjects, which were sold widely to families and Sunday schools in the later nineteenth century. Its color was applied by hand after printing, so each impression shows slightly different tones.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, [between 1856 and 1907] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Lithographs Hand-colored 1850-1910. |
| Notes | Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 2261 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,686 × 1,342 px · prints to 6 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-174461 |
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