In four corners putti engage in manufacturing and agriculture. From Picturesque Views of American Scenery . Thomas T. Ash, 1835. Aquatint with line etching by John Hill. Original hand color.
Light mat burn in margins.
Otherwise, very good condition. A rare print from an interesting series of American views that combines the work of two 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. Scenes are mostly of the eastern seaboard, from New York to Georgia, focusing on the inland waterways, which were the major routes of travel and major sources of energy at the time.