The West Shore Magazine existed from 1875 to 1891 and it promoted the Pacific-Northwest area through articles and some supplemental prints such as this. Jones' Falls Near Baltimore. From Picturesque Views of American Scenery . Aquatint with line etching by John Hill. Original hand color.
Faint mat burn around plate mark.
Otherwise, very good condition. A rare print from a very interesting series of American views that combine the work of some of the most talented Americans of the early nineteenth century. He planned to travel throughout the United States to make his drawings, and to issue the prints by subscription in six sets of six views each. This was the first systematic attempt to depict the American landscape, and it is a foundation work in the history of American color-plates. Only eighteen of the intended thirty-six prints were produced, for either Shaw ran out of energy, or the public did not sufficiently support the venture.