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Image title:
A View of the Great Cohoes Falls, on the Mohawk River; The Fall about Seventy feet; the River near a Quarter of a Mile broad.
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Creator 1:
Thomas Pownall
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Creator 1 dates:
1722-1805
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Creator 2:
Paul Sandby
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Creator 2 dates:
1731-1809
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Creator 3:
Wm. Elliot
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Place image published:
London
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Image publisher:
Published according to Act of Parliament... by Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martin's Lane.
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Published according to Act of Parliament... by Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martin's Lane.
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Image date:
1761
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print [IV]
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Image dimension height:
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Description:
View of the Cohoe Falls on the Mohawk River in New York. Two figures stand in foreground. The image title is also given in French: "Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des mohawks; La Hateur [sic] est l'environ 70 pieds; lsa [sic] Riviere a pres l'un quart de Mille de large."
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View of the Cohoe Falls on the Mohawk River in New York. Two figures stand in foreground. The image title is also given in French: "Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des mohawks; La Hateur [sic] est l'environ 70 pieds; lsa [sic] Riviere a pres l'un quart de Mille de large."
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Source creator:
Pownall, Thomas, 1722 - 1805
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Source Title:
Six remarkable views in the province of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
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Six remarkable views in the province of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
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Source place of publication:
London
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Source publisher:
Published, acccording to Act of Parliament by Thomas Jefferys, at Charing-Cross
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Source date:
1761
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notes:
Thomas Pownall went to New York in 1753 as private secretary to Sir Danvers Osborn who commited suicide soon after their arrival. In 1757, Pownall was appointed governor of Massachusetts by William Pitt and vigorously followed Pitt's policy during the French and Indian War. One of a group of six plates, now disbound.
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Thomas Pownall went to New York in 1753 as private secretary to Sir Danvers Osborn who commited suicide soon after their arrival. In 1757, Pownall was appointed governor of Massachusetts by William Pitt and vigorously followed Pitt's policy during the French and Indian War. One of a group of six plates, now disbound.
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Time Period:
1751-1800
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References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 160
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Danforth, S. Encountering the New World, Item 160
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1961.
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Acquired in 1961.
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Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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<a href="mailto:Susan_Danforth@brown.edu">Add a comment</a>
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geographic area:
North America
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Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
New York (State)--Description and travel
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New York (State)--Description and travel
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Subject headings:
Waterfalls--New York State
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Waterfalls--New York State
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