Delaware Water Gap / from nat. by Jas. Queen ; Lith. by Ibbotson & Queen. – Historic Print
![Delaware Water Gap / from nat. by Jas. Queen ; Lith. by Ibbotson & Queen., Philada. : Ibbotson & Queen, [ca. 1856] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8f/8fd1359ebf70-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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A window into the past: Delaware Water Gap / from nat. by Jas. Queen ; Lith. by Ibbotson & Queen., preserved in this antique lithograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Delaware Water Gap / from nat. by Jas. Queen ; Lith. by Ibbotson & Queen.
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The Delaware Water Gap is the notch where the Delaware River cuts through the Kittatinny Ridge on the border of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and this chromolithograph shows that dramatic break in the mountains. It was printed in Philadelphia around 1856 by the firm Ibbotson & Queen, with the view drawn from nature by James Queen. Color prints like this were popular in the 1850s, when American publishers sold scenic views of natural wonders to households and travelers who could not visit them in person. Chromolithographs were made by printing successive stone layers of color, so the tones here reflect the labor and skill of a mid-century commercial workshop.
| Created / published | Philada. : Ibbotson & Queen, [ca. 1856] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1850-1860. |
| Notes | Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). From D 024 |
| Subjects | Delaware Water Gap (N.J. and Pa.)--1850-1860. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,682 × 3,923 px · prints to 9 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220228 |
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