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 = Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks : la hateur est l'environ 70 pieds, 1 sa riviere a pres l'un quart de mile de large / [graphic]

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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 = Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks : la hateur est l'environ 70 pieds, 1 sa riviere a pres l'un quart de mile de large / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Vue de la Grande Cataracte de Cohoes, sur la Riviere des Mohawks : la hateur est l'environ 70 pieds, 1 sa riviere a pres l'un quart de mile de large
Creator: Elliot, William, 1727-1766, printmaker
Contributor: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, artist.
Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809, artist.
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, publisher.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Parker, Henry, 1725-1809, publisher.
Published / Created: [between 1768 and 1771]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of St. Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at No. 69 in St. Pauls Chruch Yard, and Henry Parker at No. 82 in Cornhill
Abstract: "View of a cascade, with figures on a fallen tree in the left foreground, the river beyond. 1761, probably a later re-publication."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Titles engraved below image, in English and French.
Date range for publication based on listed street addresses for the publishers; John Bowles began operating from No. 13 Cornhill in 1768, and Henry Parker ceased operating from No. 82 Cornhill in 1781. See British Museum online catalogue.
One of 28 plates in the series: Scenographia Americana.
Provenance: Donald A. Heald; April 2023.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 35.9 x 53 cm, on sheet 40.8 x 58 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English
French