COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
00-06
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00-06
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Record number:
00-06-2
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00-06-2
Record number
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JCB call number:
D800 W443t
jcb_call_no
D800 W443t
JCB call number
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Image title:
View of the Cohoz Fall.
image_title
View of the Cohoz Fall.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Isaac Weld
creator1
Isaac Weld
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1774-1856
creator1_dates
1774-1856
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
delt.
creator1_role
delt.
Creator 1 role
false
Creator 2:
P. Thomson
creator2
P. Thomson
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 role:
sculpt.
creator2_role
sculpt.
Creator 2 role
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
J. Stockdale
image_publisher
J. Stockdale
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1798
image_date
1798
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 274
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 274
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
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Image dimension height:
16.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
16.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
23.1 cm.
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23.1 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
20.9 cm.
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20.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
26.5 cm.
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26.5 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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false
Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
English
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English
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Description:
View of the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River in New York. Human figures stand in middleground.
description
View of the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River in New York. Human figures stand in middleground.
Description
false
Source creator:
Weld, Isaac, 1774-1856
source_creator
Weld, Isaac, 1774-1856
Source creator
false
Source Title:
Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada ...
source_title
Travels through the states of North America, and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
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false
Source publisher:
Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
source_publisher
Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1800
source_date
1800
Source date
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notes:
Before the Erie Canal was built in 1825, Cohoes Falls was a popular destination for European travelers. This book was one of the earliest illustrated amateur travel accounts devoted to North America.
notes
Before the Erie Canal was built in 1825, Cohoes Falls was a popular destination for European travelers. This book was one of the earliest illustrated amateur travel accounts devoted to North America.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 2000.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 2000.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R. I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R. I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
New York (State)--Description and travel
subject_heads
New York (State)--Description and travel
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Waterfalls--New York (State)
subject_heads
Waterfalls--New York (State)
Subject headings
false