View near Fort Miller painted by W.G. Wall ; engraved by J. Hill
Summary
Print shows a view of the Hudson River near Fort Miller, New York, with a large tree in the foreground, houses and people along the shore in the background, and people in a row boat on the river.
No. 9 of the Hudson River Port Folio.
Stamped lower right: Map Division, Library of Congress, Nov. 18, 1915.
Irish-born artist W.G. Hall spent the summer of 1820 traversing 212 miles of the Hudson River's 315-mile course. 20 plates were engraved as aquatints by master printer John Hill and published between 1821 and 1825 by Henry Megarey in New York.
Tags
Date
01/01/1821
Location
Fort Miller (N.Y.)
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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