{"product_id":"american-scenery-or-land-lake-and-river-illustrations-of-transatlantic-nature-paperback-9781108003339","title":"American Scenery; Or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108003339","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Scenery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA book of prints and accompanying essays showing the beauties of the American landscape.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108003339, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 1.2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNathaniel Parker Willis (1806–67) came from a publishing family and began his writing career with contributions to magazines. He also wrote poetry and plays but is best remembered as a travel writer. In this two-volume work of 1840, his contribution (described on the title page as 'the literary department') was to provide a narrative for prints from the engravings of William Henry Bartlett (1809–54), the famous British landscape artist, who followed already established tourist routes in the United States to make his drawings. Each of Bartlett's 119 engravings is accompanied by a short essay by Willis, who states in the preface that it is his intention to bring to the reader at home 'at small cost' the sensations of travel which 'those whose lot is domestic and retired' would never be in a position to experience for themselves. The extremely popular work remained in print for thirty years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Vignette. Entrance to the Hudson Highlands, near Newburgh\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Catterskill Falls, from below\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Catterskill Falls, from above the ravine\u003cbr\u003e 3. Winter scene on the Catterskills\u003cbr\u003e 4. Winter scene on the Catterskills\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rogers' slide, Lake George\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Gothic Church, Newhaven\u003cbr\u003e 7. Niagara Falls, from the top of the ladder, on the American side\u003cbr\u003e 8. Saw-Mill at Centre Harbour, Lake Winnipiseogee\u003cbr\u003e 9. Little Falls, on the Mohawk\u003cbr\u003e 10. Bridge at Norwich, Connecticut\u003cbr\u003e 11. Undercliff, near Cold Spring\u003cbr\u003e 12. Boston, and Bunker Hill, from the east\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mount Jefferson, from Mount Washington\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mount Tom, and the Connecticut River\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Silver Sascade, in the notch of the White Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 16. View of New York, from Weehawken\u003cbr\u003e 17. The President's House from the river\u003cbr\u003e 18. View on the Susquehannah, at Liverpool\u003cbr\u003e 19. Desert Rock Lighthouse, Maine\u003cbr\u003e 20. Washington's House, Mount Vernon\u003cbr\u003e 21. Village of Little Falls, Mohawk River\u003cbr\u003e 22. Harper's Ferry, from the Blue Ridge\u003cbr\u003e 23. Barhydt's Lake, near Saratoga\u003cbr\u003e 24. Fairmount Gardens, Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 25. Sing-Sing Prison, and Tappan Sea\u003cbr\u003e 26. Washington, from the President's house\u003cbr\u003e 27. View of Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Exchange, and Girard's Bank, Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 29. Principal front of the Capitol, Washington\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Narrows, Lake George\u003cbr\u003e 31. Natural Bridge, Virginia\u003cbr\u003e 32. View of the Passaic Falls\u003cbr\u003e 33. View of Northumberland, on the Susquehanna\u003cbr\u003e 34. Pulpit Rock, White Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 35. View of Hudson City, and the Catskill Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 36. Scene among the Highlands on Lake George\u003cbr\u003e 37. Schuylkill water works, Philadelphia\u003cbr\u003e 38. The United States Bank, Philadephia\u003cbr\u003e 39. Brock's Monument, from the American side\u003cbr\u003e 40. Village of Catskill\u003cbr\u003e 41. View from Gowanus' Heights, Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003e 42. View on the Susquehanna, above Owago\u003cbr\u003e 43. Bridge at Glens Fall, on the Hudson\u003cbr\u003e 44. View from Mount Ida, near Troy\u003cbr\u003e 45. View from Glenmary lawn, on the Owago\u003cbr\u003e 46. View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands\u003cbr\u003e 47. Washington's Monument, Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 48. East Port, and Passamaquoddy Bay\u003cbr\u003e 49. Cemetary of Mount Auburn\u003cbr\u003e 50. Northampton, Massachusetts\u003cbr\u003e 51. Chapel of our Lady of Coldspring\u003cbr\u003e 52. The mountain house, on the Catskills\u003cbr\u003e 53. Faneuil Hall, from the water.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265903972632,"sku":"9781108003339","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108003339i.jpg?v=1694867154","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-scenery-or-land-lake-and-river-illustrations-of-transatlantic-nature-paperback-9781108003339","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}