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The City of Detroit. : (From Canada Shore.) / A.C. Warren. ; R. Hinshelwood.

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Title
The City of Detroit. : (From Canada Shore.) / A.C. Warren. ; R. Hinshelwood.
Date
1872
Creator
Warren, Asa Coolidge, 1819-1904 artist.
Notes
Copy 1 is hand-colored.
View of Detroit, Michigan, in 1872 showing the city from across the Detroit River from Canada. In the foreground are trees and open grass where cattle are grazing and people standing near the shore. On the river are sailing ships and steamboats. In the background is Detroit, spanning almost the entire width of the print.
"Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1872, by D. Appleton & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington."
Copy 2 (ACQ: Manuscript Div; Transfer) is without color, 19 x 25 cm.
Copy 3 (ACQ: 13288), without color, in: Bryant, W.C., ed. Picturesque America. New York, 1872-1874. Vol. 1, before p. 545.
Copy 4 (ACQ: n/a) with color, housed in 25 x 30 cm wooden frame, hanging in Admin Off.
Names and Subjects
Buildings--Michigan--Detroit--1870-1880.
Cattle--Michigan--Detroit--1870-1880.
Sailing ships--Michigan--Detroit--1870-1880.
Steamboats--Michigan--Detroit--1870-1880.
Prints shelf.
Detroit (Mich.)--Pictorial works.
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--Pictorial works.
Hinshelwood, Robert,--1812-1879,--engraver.
D. Appleton and Company,--publisher.
Genre
Cityscapes 1870-1880.
Engravings Hand-colored 1870-1880.
Etchings Hand-colored 1870-1880.
Intaglio prints 1870-1880.
ID
6727
Barcode
B9376307
Physical Description
1 print : etching and engraving, hand-colored ; sheet 24.5 x 32 cm
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Date Added/Updated
2018-11-06 16:08:34
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