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American Scenery, Vol. 1

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Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description of the site and location. These vignettes give us rare glimpses of scenic locations as they appeared in 1840. All sites are in the eastern part of the United States, especially New England and New York. This is Volume One of a two-volume set. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

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Chapters

Chapter 1
Preface
02:53
Chapter 2
American Scenery
08:39
Chapter 3
Niagara Falls, from the Ferry
05:10
Chapter 4
View from West Point
04:56
Chapter 5
Trenton Falls, View down the Ravine
06:37
Chapter 6
View from Mount Holyoke
06:29
Chapter 7
The Outlet of Niagara River
06:30
Chapter 8
The Palisades, Hudson River
05:49
Chapter 9
The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara
05:47
Chapter 10
Saratoga Lake
06:04
Chapter 11
The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs
05:09
Chapter 12
Albany
05:49
Chapter 13
Crow’s Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point
06:45
Chapter 14
View below Table Rock
05:41
Chapter 15
Lake Winipiseogee
06:16
Chapter 16
Kosciusko’s Monument
05:49
Chapter 17
The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara, with the Tower
05:54
Chapter 18
The Narrows, at Staten Island
06:32
Chapter 19
View of the Capitol at Washington
06:39
Chapter 20
View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga
05:14
Chapter 21
View from Fort Putnam
05:55
Chapter 22
View of State Street, Boston
09:04
Chapter 23
Niagara Falls, from Clifton House
06:38
Chapter 24
View from Hyde Park
05:58
Chapter 25
Village of Sing-Sing
06:25
Chapter 26
View from Ruggle’s House, Newburgh
05:34
Chapter 27
Descent into the Valley of Wyoming
06:22
Chapter 28
Boston, from Dorchester Heights
07:44
Chapter 29
View of Faneuil Hall, Boston
06:55
Chapter 30
New York Bay, from the Telegraph Station
05:19
Chapter 31
Peekskill Landing
06:36
Chapter 32
Lighthouse near Caldwell Landing
06:56
Chapter 33
Harper’s Ferry, from the Potomac Side
11:24
Chapter 34
Caldwell, Lake George
07:35
Chapter 35
Centre Harbour, Lake Winipiseogee
06:51
Chapter 36
Yale College, at New Haven
06:10
Chapter 37
Willey House—White Mountains
05:07
Chapter 38
Battle Monument, Baltimore
06:03
Chapter 39
Forest Scene on Lake Ontario
05:58
Chapter 40
Viaduct on the Baltimore and Washington Rail-road
08:03
Chapter 41
The Indian Falls near Coldspring
06:09
Chapter 42
Columbia Bridge, over the Susquehanna
05:34
Chapter 43
The Genessee Falls, Rochester
05:38
Chapter 44
The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York
05:03
Chapter 45
Rail-road to Utica, Little Falls
10:06
Chapter 46
Utica & The Landing, on the American side, Falls of Niagara
06:02
Chapter 47
View From Mount Washington
05:27
Chapter 48
Mount Washington, and the White Hills
05:49
Chapter 49
The Park and City Hall, New York
06:17
Chapter 50
The Two Lakes, and the Mountain House on the Catskills
04:19
Chapter 51
Trenton High Falls
05:06
Chapter 52
The Valley of the Shenandoah, from Jefferson’s Rock
06:57
Chapter 53
Lockport, Erie Canal
08:20
Chapter 54
The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon
05:12
Chapter 55
Black Mountain, Lake George
07:21
Chapter 56
Valley of the Connecticut, from Mount Holyoke
05:13
Chapter 57
View on the Erie Canal, near Little Falls
06:12
Chapter 58
Hudson Highlands, from Bull Hill
06:19
Chapter 59
Villa on the Hudson, near Weehawken
06:47
Chapter 60
View of Meredith, New Hampshire
06:46
Chapter 61
Ballston Springs
05:56
Chapter 62
The Narrows, from Fort Hamilton
05:44
Chapter 63
The Notch House, White Mountains
05:40
Chapter 64
Wilkesbarre, Vale of Wyoming
05:47
Chapter 65
Squawm Lake, New Hampshire
06:29
Chapter 66
Sabbath-Day Point, Lake George
07:46

American Scenery, Vol. 1

Chapters

Preface

American Scenery

Niagara Falls, from the Ferry

View from West Point

Trenton Falls, View down the Ravine

View from Mount Holyoke

The Outlet of Niagara River

The Palisades, Hudson River

The Rapids above the Falls of Niagara

Saratoga Lake

The Colonnade of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs

Albany

Crow’s Nest, from Bull Hill, West Point

View below Table Rock

Lake Winipiseogee

Kosciusko’s Monument

The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara, with the Tower

The Narrows, at Staten Island

View of the Capitol at Washington

View of the Ruins of Fort Ticonderoga

View from Fort Putnam

View of State Street, Boston

Niagara Falls, from Clifton House

View from Hyde Park

Village of Sing-Sing

View from Ruggle’s House, Newburgh

Descent into the Valley of Wyoming

Boston, from Dorchester Heights

View of Faneuil Hall, Boston

New York Bay, from the Telegraph Station

Peekskill Landing

Lighthouse near Caldwell Landing

Harper’s Ferry, from the Potomac Side

Caldwell, Lake George

Centre Harbour, Lake Winipiseogee

Yale College, at New Haven

Willey House—White Mountains

Battle Monument, Baltimore

Forest Scene on Lake Ontario

Viaduct on the Baltimore and Washington Rail-road

The Indian Falls near Coldspring

Columbia Bridge, over the Susquehanna

The Genessee Falls, Rochester

The Ferry at Brooklyn, New York

Rail-road to Utica, Little Falls

Utica & The Landing, on the American side, Falls of Niagara

View From Mount Washington

Mount Washington, and the White Hills

The Park and City Hall, New York

The Two Lakes, and the Mountain House on the Catskills

Trenton High Falls

The Valley of the Shenandoah, from Jefferson’s Rock

Lockport, Erie Canal

The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon

Black Mountain, Lake George

Valley of the Connecticut, from Mount Holyoke

View on the Erie Canal, near Little Falls

Hudson Highlands, from Bull Hill

Villa on the Hudson, near Weehawken

View of Meredith, New Hampshire

Ballston Springs

The Narrows, from Fort Hamilton

The Notch House, White Mountains

Wilkesbarre, Vale of Wyoming

Squawm Lake, New Hampshire

Sabbath-Day Point, Lake George