ON THE HUDSON ABOVE THE HIGHLANDS

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

ON THE HUDSON ABOVE THE HIGHLANDS

Entry/Object ID

L.2013.3

Description

Title page from publication; image of rowboat anchored near wood pilings on shoreline, single sloop on water at left; wooded steep shoreline and mountain peak in distance; square image border, rounded upper corners; at top of page, printed ornamental title: "APPLETON'S JOURNAL/ LITERATURE SCIENCE AND ART"; under title, printed: "No. 119.-VOL. VI.] SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1871. [PRICE TEN CENTS"; under image, printed: "ON THE HUDSON ABOVE THE HIGHLANDS"; text on verso.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Paul Dixon

Attribution

Artist

Artist

[?] Richardson

Attribution

Engraver

Manufacturer

Appleton's Journal, D. Appleton & Company

Date made

Jul 8, 1871

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

10-7/8 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (27.6 x 19.1 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Overall yellowed, especially at outer edges; brown staining at lower right edge and at above midpoint left edge.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This print arrived with a group of other prints by mail at HHV in February 2013 with no note or other identifying information. The name and address on the box were found to be false and attempts to contact the name given as a return address were unsuccessful. The object was cataloged as an item from an unknown source [Jessa J. Krick, 10/9/2013].

Note Type

Department

Note

Library