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Caesarea Philippi (Banias)

Watercolor, gouache, brown ink, and graphite on light brown woven paper
12 11/16 x 20 5/8 in. (32.2 x 52.4 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Capri

1875
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. It has been a resort since the time of the Roman Republic.
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Monte Pellegrino, Palermo

1875
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
Mount Pellegrino faces east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily and is located north of the city of Palermo.
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Niagara

1875
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
The work was issued after the Civil War had devastated the fabric of American life & people looked to simpler times & the beauty of the country for solace. Sold originally by subscription, in blue wrappers, these romantic views became wildly successful. Today, it is a poignant & bittersweet experience to look through the series, with its depictions...
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Rocks At Ross, Near Kilkee Island

1875
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
The work was completed in the height of the Victorian era, when it was fashionable to travel to many of the locations illustrated to take the waters or embark on the European Tour. Sold originally by subscription, in blue wrappers, these romantic views became wildly successful. Today, it is a beautiful snapshot of an idyllic time in Europe, before...
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The Catskills

1872
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau.
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The Cypress-shingle Yard, Ocklawaha River, Florida

1870
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and gum arabic on light tan woven paper
7 5/16 x 10 3/4 in. (18.6 x 27.3 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

 UnratedAnonymous
The Mount Washington Road

1872
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
The work was issued after the Civil War had devastated the fabric of American life & people looked to simpler times & the beauty of the country for solace. Sold originally by subscription, in blue wrappers, these romantic views became wildly successful. Today, it is a poignant & bittersweet experience to look through the series, with its depictions...
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The Town Hall, North Easton, Massachusetts

Black and brown ink and gouache, on paperboard
19 3/4 x 13 5/16 in. (50.2 x 33.8 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

 UnratedAnonymous
West Point And The Highlands

1872
steel engraving
12 1/2 inches by 9 1/2 inches

Private Collection

Unknown, USA

notes
West Point is a federal military reservation established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1802, located north of the Village of Highland Falls in Orange County, New York, United States.
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