Wood Engraving, Packet Boat on New Jersey Canal System, "Southern View of Bound Brook," circa 1843

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Artifact Overview

This 1840s engraving features the Delaware & Raritan Canal at Bound Brook, New Jersey. There are two horses pulling a packet boat on the canal, with the southern view of Bound Brook, New Jersey, behind them.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Subject Date

circa 1843

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.221

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Wood engraving (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2.75 in
Width: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

Description beneath: View entitled "Southern View of Bound Brook". Shows a packet boat on the New Jersey Canal System. Wood engraving. Date: about 1840-1845
Wood Engraving, Packet Boat on New Jersey Canal System, "Southern View of Bound Brook," circa 1843