Bidspirit auction | Bartlett & Willis's American Scenery

Bartlett & Willis's American Scenery - Two Volumes with 120 Scenic Engravings including Map of Northeast America - These two volumes bound in one with 120 steel engravings is Nathaniel Willis and W. H. Bartlett's American Scenery; or, Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature. From Drawings by W. H. Bartlett . The work was published by George Virtue in London in 1840. The volume is bound in half-leather with raised bands, gilt lettering, and green cloth boards. This is two volumes bound in one with two decorative frontispieces, 120 scenic engravings including a map of north eastern United States, portrait, and tissue guards. The text was completed by Nathaniel Willis. The scenic views by Bartlett include Niagara Falls, the Hudson River Valley, West Point, Crow's Nest from Bull Hill, View From Ruggle's House, Newburgh, Peekskill Landing, and Indian Falls. There are also views of Boston, New York, Washington DC, and the Catskill Mountains. Paper Size: ~ 9” by 11” Paper Type or Special Features: Two Volumes with 120 Scenic Engravings including Map of Northeast America