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Views of Niagara [title page]

George Catlin (1796-1872)

Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1831

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Lithograph

  • Dimensions

    Sheet: 11 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    c.: DRAWN ON STONE AND COLORED FROM NATURE,/BY GEORGE CATLIN.

    Descriptive key recto:

    No. 1. - Birds-eye view taken from Mr. Catlin's Model, which was made from a careful survey.

    No.2. - Key to the above, giving the heights, distances, &c.

    No.3. - View from the Canada shore, one mile below.

    No.4. - View from the top of the Terrace, near Firsyth's Hotel.

    No.5. - View from the foot of the Stairway, U.S.Shore.

    No.6. - Table Rock, from below.

    No.7. - Rapids and Bridge, above the Fall, U.S. shore.

    No.8. - Chart of the River Niagara between the lakes, Erie and Ontario.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1984.33.1

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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