Travel books which would describe locales with both text and engraved illustrations were extremely 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 Boston views that celebrated the city’s economic and social prosperity. Bartlett’s prints became the most influential travel engravings of America, and those of Boston are some of the most popular of any prints of the city.
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches sheet.
Steel plate engraving with modern hand-color.
Excellent condition.

Travel books with descriptive text and engraved illustrations were enormously popular during the 19th century.  William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was one of the most talented and prolific of travel artists.  He made several trips to the United States in order to gather sketches for a book about the United States and Eastern Canada to be written by N.P. Willis and published by George Virtue. This work entitled
American Scenery
, described the natural wonders, architectural monuments and city landmarks of America.
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches sheet.
Steel engraving with modern hand color.
Crisp impression.  Very nice condition save light overall patina and spot of foxing in right margin.

William Cullen Bryant’s 19th century publication
Picturesque America; or the Land We Live In,
was the last in a long tradition of American “view” or gift books. This extremely popular work was illustrated with 49 finely engraved steel plates of various American cities and natural wonders. Much of what Victorian Americans knew about the Untied States was gathered from the pages of Bryant’s informative and beautiful text, published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872. Picturesque America allowed readers to explore the great United States without leaving their arm chairs.

9 1/2 x 13 inches, sheet.
Hand colored steel plate engraving.
Excellent condition.

Travel books with descriptive text and engraved illustrations were enormously popular during the 19th century.  William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was one of the most talented and prolific of travel artists.  He made several trips to the United States in order to gather sketches for a book about the United States and Eastern Canada to be written by N.P. Willis and published by George Virtue. This work entitled American Scenery, described the natural wonders, architectural monuments and city landmarks of America.
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches sheet.
Hand colored steel engraving..
Crisp impression.

Travel books with descriptive text and engraved illustrations were enormously popular during the 19th century.  William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was one of the most talented and prolific of travel artists.  He made several trips to the United States in order to gather sketches for a book about the United States and Eastern Canada to be written by N.P. Willis and published by George Virtue. This work entitled American Scenery, described the natural wonders, architectural monuments and city landmarks of America.
8 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches sheet.
Hand colored steel engraving..
Crisp impression.  Very good condition with overall patina.

A lovely wood engraving showing “Eastern Yacht Club House in the upper left next to a circular picture of a sail boat with sails luffing entitled “Becalmed.” The central image shows a “Scene from the Bluff on a Regatta Day with ships plying the water and scores of onlookers lined up on the beach. Across the bottom are vignettes of ”The Old Powder House”, the Churn” and “Marblehead from the Neck.”

Hand colored wood engraving.
16 ¼ x 11 ¼ inches.
Excellent condition with light overall patina.

This view was included in John H. Hinton’s
History and Topography of the United States of North America
. Hinton’s travel book was first published in 1830.  Its text and pleasing illustrations made the work so popular that it continued to be published in a variety of editions for over 30 years. The views were based upon the drawings and paintings of many well-known artists, some of whom, worked on the spot. They were engraved by accomplished engravers of the period. A beautiful view of what would become known as The White House.
8 x 15 inches.
Hand colored steel engraving.
Excellent condition.