Delaware Water Gap / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood. – Antique Print
(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 engraving of Delaware Water Gap / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Delaware Water Gap / G. Perkins ; R. Hinshelwood.
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Picnicking is the subject that sets this engraving apart, with the Delaware Water Gap serving as the setting. The river cuts through the Kittatinny Ridge at this point, and by the 1870s the gap had become a fashionable summer destination for city visitors who arrived by rail. Published by D. Appleton & Co. in New York around 1872, the print reflects the growing taste for scenic outings in the years after the Civil War. The engravers, G. Perkins and R. Hinshelwood, depicted a leisure culture that the nearby resort hotels were built to serve.
| Created / published | New York : D. Appleton & Co., c1872. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Engravings 1870-1880. |
| Notes | C4932C U.S. Copyright Office. |
| Subjects | Recreation--Pennsylvania--Delaware Water Gap--1870-1880. Picnics--Pennsylvania--Delaware Water Gap--1870-1880. Delaware Water Gap (Pa.)--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,194 × 946 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-184825 |
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