COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
00-06
accession_no
00-06
Accession number
false
Record number:
00-06-4
record_number
00-06-4
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D800 W443t
jcb_call_no
D800 W443t
JCB call number
false
Image title:
View of the Horse-Shoe Fall of Niagara.
image_title
View of the Horse-Shoe Fall of Niagara.
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:
James Neagle
creator2
James Neagle
Creator 2
false
Creator 2 dates:
ca. 1760-1822
creator2_dates
ca. 1760-1822
Creator 2 dates
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. 2, following p. 118
image_function
fold-out plate; vol. 2, following p. 118
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
16.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
16.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
22.9 cm.
image_dimensions_width
22.9 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
20.9 cm.
page_dimensions_height
20.9 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
26.8 cm.
page_dimensions_width
26.8 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
View of Niagara Falls with three native Americans fishing in foreground.
description
View of Niagara Falls with three native Americans fishing in foreground.
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
Source place of publication
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
false
notes:
The engraver may be James Neagle, a prolific engraver and father of John Neagle, a popular early nineteenth century portrait painter in Philadelphia. The Horse-Shoe Falls is presently known as the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls of Niagara Falls. This book was one of the earliest illustrated amateur travel accounts devoted to North America.
notes
The engraver may be James Neagle, a prolific engraver and father of John Neagle, a popular early nineteenth century portrait painter in Philadelphia. The Horse-Shoe Falls is presently known as the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls of Niagara Falls. 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
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
subject_heads
Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Waterfalls--N.Y. and Ont.
subject_heads
Waterfalls--N.Y. and Ont.
Subject headings
false