A view of the falls on the Passaick, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey the height of the fall between eighty and ninety feet; the river about eighty yards broad = Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey : la hauteur de cette chûte est de 80 à 90 pieds, et la largeur de la riviere d'environ 40 toises / [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > A view of the falls on the Passaick, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey the height of the fall between eighty and ninety feet; the river about eighty yards broad = Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey : la hauteur de cette chûte est de 80 à 90 pieds, et la largeur de la riviere d'environ 40 toises / [graphic]

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Title: A view of the falls on the Passaick, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey the height of the fall between eighty and ninety feet; the river about eighty yards broad = Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey : la hauteur de cette chûte est de 80 à 90 pieds, et la largeur de la riviere d'environ 40 toises / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Vue de l'Cataracte du Passaick, ou Seconde Riviere, dans la province de Nouveau Jersey
View of the falls on the Passaic, or Second River, in the province of New Jersey
Creator: Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, printmaker, artist
Contributor: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, artist.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, publisher.
Published / Created: [1761]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1761, by Thos. Jefferys, the corner of St. Martins Lane
Abstract: "View of a waterfall in a canyon with forest surrounding, two small figures standing on the edge of rocks, sun rays piercing through the clouds."--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state
Description: Titles engraved below image, in English and French.
State with blank space preceding year "1761" in imprint statement. For another state with day and month "20 May" engraved within that space, see British Library online catalogue, shelfmark: Maps K.Top.122.31.b.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana.
For a later issue of the plate, with new imprint listing John Bowles, Robert Sayer, and three others as publishers, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1878,0511.946.
Provenance: Donald A. Heald; April 2023.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35.9 x 53 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English
French

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Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 761.00.00.34++

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Genre: Pictorial works
Early works to 1800
Landscape prints
Views
Etchings England London 1761
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Passaic Falls (N.J.)
New Jersey.
Subject (Topic): Rivers
Waterfalls
Subjects: Passaic Falls (N.J.) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
Rivers > New Jersey
Waterfalls
England > London > 1761

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