Steel Engraving, "View of the Canal [Aqueduct] at the Little Falls Mohawk River," 1831
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Artifact Overview
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany, New York, with Buffalo, New York, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This print, published in 1831, shows an Erie Canal passenger boat crossing the Mohawk River via the aqueduct at Little Falls, New York.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
1831
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Artwork by W.G. Wall, engraving by Fenner, Sears & Co., and published by I.T. Hutton and Simpkin, Marshall and Co., London, England
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.186
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Steel engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 10.5 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: View showing an Erie Canal passenger boat passing over the aqueduct across the Mohawk River at Little Falls, New York. Steel engraving/Date: about 1835-1840 [Cataloger note: 1835-1840 is crossed out and 1831 written in]
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