DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS IN THE ADIRONDACKS

Art

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS IN THE ADIRONDACKS

Entry/Object ID

L.2007.267

Description

Folded page from Harper's Weekly with five wood engravings of scenes in the Adirondacks: a line of text along the top separated from the image with two lines reads, "802; HARPER'S WEEKLY.; 803."; in center is a moonlit scene of dead pines scattered among rocks on the side of the mountain captioned, "1"; on top right is a scene of a triangular mountain covered in tree-stumps and two log cabins, captioned "2"; on top right is a scene of flat, marshy land covered in tree stumps and with mountains in the distance, captioned "3"; on bottom left is a scene of a rocky stream contained by a wall of logs and rocks, captioned "4"; on bottom right is a scene of a lake surrounded by mountains and filled with tree-stumps and swamp captioned, "5" and signed in bottom right; below these scenes is printed; "DESTRUCTION OF FORESTS IN THE ADIRONDACKS. - DRAWN BY JULIAN RIX. - [SEE PAGE 805.] I 1. Dead Timber, Mount Maxon. 2. Mount Maxon. 3. Dead Water, Schroon River. 4. Coffer-Dam, Lower Works, at Tehawus, Hudson River. 5. Indian Lake, Overflowed Lands."; recto is two pages of text with one small illustration; paper is dated December 6, 1884.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper; ink

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Julian Rix

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Harper's Weekly

Date made

Dec 6, 1884

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15-7/8 in

Width

21-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 7/8 x 21 3/4 in. (40.3 x 55.2 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Two pages adhered at center at time of publication; slight yellowing along crease on recto; tear, top center; small tear, top right; small area of soil, bottom right and bottom left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

L.2012.242 - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Diebold Box #4

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B9

Note Type

Department

Note

Library