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Niagara Fälle--Les Chûtes du Niagara--Niagara Falls – Antique Wall Art

Niagara Fälle--Les Chûtes du Niagara--Niagara Falls, [between 1830 and 1900] — antique engraving
Niagara Fälle--Les Chûtes du Niagara--Niagara Falls, [between 1830 and 1900]. Antique engraving from the State Parks collection.

(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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Step back in time with Niagara Fälle--Les Chûtes du Niagara--Niagara Falls, an antique engraving rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The title is given in German, French, and English, a reminder that Niagara Falls drew European travelers and armchair readers long before it became a mass tourist destination. This engraving reproduces a painting by Carl Bodmer, the Swiss-born artist who traveled across North America in 1832 and 1834 with Prince Maximilian of Wied, and it also draws on a drawing by an artist named Bougeard. Engravings like this carried images of the falls to readers who would never see them in person, and they helped shape how the public pictured the cataract's scale and power.

Created / published[between 1830 and 1900]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreDrawings Reproductions 1830-1900.Paintings Reproductions 1830-1900.Engravings 1830-1900.
NotesEngraving by Lucas Weber after painting by Carl Bodmer and drawing by Bougeard.
SubjectsWaterfalls--1830-1900. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1830-1900.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,109 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162532

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