"View of Northumberland (on the Susquehanna)," circa 1840
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Artifact Overview
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States. The Susquehanna Division of the Pennsylvania Canal [incorrectly identified in the later typewritten caption], which opened in 1831, connected the North and West Branches of the canal at Northumberland. This engraving illustrates a packet boat using the canal, with two flatboats floating nearby on the river.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1840
Creator Notes
Engraving by William Henry Bartlett, published by J. K. Wellman
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.207
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Steel engraving (Printing process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
Packet boat on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. [sic] Copied from the preceding print, and somewhat smaller. Steel engraving. Date: about 1840
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