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The landing, on the American side--Falls of Niagara / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley. – Historic Print

The landing, on the American side--Falls of Niagara / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley., London : published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1838. — antique engraving
The landing, on the American side--Falls of Niagara / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley., London : published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1838.. Antique engraving from the Niagara Falls 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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The landing, on the American side--Falls of Niagara / W.H. Bartlett ; J.C. Bentley. comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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This engraving shows the landing on the American side of the Niagara River, where the piers and wharves served the boats that carried visitors close to the falls. It was made from a painting by William Henry Bartlett, a British artist who toured North America in the 1830s and sketched its scenery for illustrated books. Engraved by J.C. Bentley and published in London in 1838 by George Virtue, the print offered armchair travelers a view of a working waterfront beside one of the continent's most famous natural wonders. Its focus on the everyday landing, rather than the cataract alone, gives it a useful record of how tourism was organized there.

Created / publishedLondon : published for the proprietors, by Geo. Virtue, 1838.
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreLandscape prints 1830-1940.Engravings 1830-1840.
NotesFrom a painting by William Henry Bartlett.
SubjectsPiers & wharves--New York (State)--New York--1830-1840. Waterfalls--New York (State)--Niagara Falls--1830-1840. Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,096 × 3,245 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-192559

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