The Hudson River portfolio.
Wall, William Guy,1792-
Agg, John,1783-1855.
Smith, John Rubens,(1775-1849).
Hill, John,1770-1850.
Dalhousie, George Ramsay,Earl of,1770-1838,former owner.StEdNL
[New York : Henry I. Megarey,
1821-25]
No title page, title details taken from label on front board.
20 coloured aquatint plates by John Hill and John Rubens Smith after paintings by W.G. Wall, with XX plates of descriptive letterpress by John Agg.
Originally issued in 5 numbers of 4 plates between 1821 and 1825.
Plates 2-3, 5 and 11 have imprint: Published by H.I. Megarey & W.B. Gilley, New York & John Mill, Charleston, S.C.
Errors in numbering of letterpress leaves and plate numbers. In NLS copy the letterpress leaves are numbered as follows: I-X, XII, XIV-XV, XIII, XV-XVI, XVI, XXII, XIX, XX; the corresponding plates are numbered: 1-8, 10, 10, 12, 14-15, 13, 15-16, 18, 22, 19, 20.
Plate I Little Falls at Luzerne -- II Junction of the Sacandaga and Hudson Rivers -- III View vear Jessup's Landing -- IV Rapids above/near Hadley's Falls -- V Hadley's Falls -- VI Glenn's Falls -- VII View near Sandy Hill -- VIII Baker's Falls -- IX View near Fort Miller -- X  Fort Edward -- XII [sic] Troy from Mount Ida -- XIV [sic] Newburg(h) -- XV View near Hudson -- XIII [sic] Hudson -- XV [sic] View from Fishkill -- XVI West Point -- XVI [sic] View near Fishkill -- XXII [sic] View near Fort Mongomery -- XIX [sic] Palisades -- XX New York (from the governor's island).
Bookplate of General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770-1838), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia 1816-20 and governor-in-chief of British North America (1819-28), pasted on to front board.