(Yale) American Scenery. London, 1839. $175.00

"Yale College. New Haven"

Travel books with text and engraved illustrations were very popular during the 19th century.  William Bartlett was one of the most talented and prolific of travel artists.  In 1836 Bartlett came to make sketches for N.P. Willis's American Scenery, a two-volume work focusing on Eastern Canada and the United States, published in London in 1839. Bartlett chose Philadelphia views that celebrated the city's economic and social prosperity.  Bartlett's prints became the most influential travel engravings of America. 

This is a beautiful wonderfully detailed and picturesque view of the campus and the surrounding city as it appeared in the early part of the nineteenth century. 

7 1/2 x 10 inches, sheet.
steel engraving with  hand color.
Excellent condition.