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American Scenery, Vol. 2

by Nathaniel Parker WILLIS (1806 - 1867)

View of New York, from Weehawken

Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description of the site and location. These vignettes give us rare glimpses of scenic locations as they appeared in 1840. All sites are in the eastern part of the United States, especially New England and New York. This is Volume Two of a two-volume set. - Summary by Larry Wilson The Book Coordinators for this project were Larry Wilson and Linette Geisel

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Listen next episodes of American Scenery, Vol. 2:
Barhydt’s Lake, near Saratoga , Bridge at Glens Fall, on the Hudson , Brock’s Monument, from the American Side , Cemetery of Mount Auburn , Chapel of our Lady of Coldspring , Desert Rock Light-house, Maine , East Port, and Passamaquoddy Bay , Fairmount Gardens, Philadelphia , Faneuil Hall, from the Water , Harper’s Ferry, from the Blue Ridge , Natural Bridge, Virginia , Northampton, Massachusetts , Principal Front of the Capitol, Washington , Pulpit Rock, White Mountains , Scene among the Highlands on Lake George , Schuylkill Water Works, Philadelphia , Sing-Sing Prison, and Tappan Sea , The Exchange and Girard’s Bank, Philadelphia , The Mountain House, on the Catskills , The Narrows, Lake George , The President’s House from the River , The United States Bank, Philadelphia , View from Glenmary Lawn, on the Owago , View from Gowanus’ Heights, Brooklyn , View from Mount Ida, near Troy , View near Anthony’s Nose, Hudson Highlands , View of Baltimore , View of Hudson City, and the Catskill Mountains , View of Northumberland, on the Susquehanna , View of the Passaic Falls , View on the Susquehanna, above Owago , View on the Susquehanna, at Liverpool , Village of Catskill , Village of Little Falls, Mohawk River , Washington, from the President’s House , Washington’s House, Mount Vernon , Washington’s Monument, Baltimore