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The Falls of Niagara – Vintage Wall Art

The Falls of Niagara, 1783 Apr. 1. — antique engraving
The Falls of Niagara, 1783 Apr. 1.. 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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A window into the past: The Falls of Niagara, preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few natural sights drew more attention in the late 1700s than the cataract on the Niagara River, and this engraving presents it as a sublime wonder for viewers who would never see it firsthand. The record credits Heath with the engraving after a drawing by Metz and names Harrison & Co. as publisher, but the 1783 date is unverified and should be treated with caution. Engraved views like this one helped shape European and American ideas of the falls well before tourist hotels and railways reached the site.

Created / published1783 Apr. 1.
Medium1 print : engraving.
NotesEngraving by Heath after drawing by Metz, published by Harrison & Co. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Publ. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,379 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145183

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