Steel Engraving, "Village of Little Falls," 1831

THF204237 / Steel Engraving, "Village of Little Falls," 1831 / detail
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Artifact Overview

This early 1830s engraving illustrates a canal boat going through a lock on the Erie Canal near Little Falls, New York. The Little Falls Canal, built to bypass the rapids on the Mohawk River in the late 1790s, was the first canal built in New York State and eventually was absorbed by the Erie Canal.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Subject Date

1831

Creator Notes

Engraved by Samuel Bradshaw based on artwork by William Henry Bartlett, London, England

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

82.129.450

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