Antique Engraving of the Erie Canal and Little Falls on the River Mohawk, c.1850

Name: Antique Engraving of the Erie Canal and Little Falls on the River Mohawk, c.1850
Brand: John Tallis
SKU: BG-13999-3
Price: 145 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1850
Maker: John Tallis
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 28 × 18.5 cm (11 × 7.3 in)
Condition: Good. This engraving is in good condition for its age, showing light foxing and some minor edge toning. The plate mark is crisp, and the engraved lines remain clear and well-defined.
Period: Westward Expansion & Civil War
Places: New York
Reference: BG-13999-3

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

The Erie Canal and the Little Falls on the River Mohawk, a steel engraving of about 1850 published by J. & F. Tallis of London, Edinburgh and Dublin, whose imprint appears at the foot. The title is lettered in a scrolled cartouche below the view.

The central scene shows the rapids of the Mohawk tumbling over rocks through a narrow wooded gorge of tall spruces, with two figures seated at the water's edge. High above, a team of horses draws a canal boat along the raised canal. Around this central view runs an ornamental border with four vignettes: a group of Native Americans seated in council at the top, a standing Native figure at the left, a bison at the right, and, at the lower corners, "A clearing on the banks of the Mohawk" at the left and "Early settlers attacked by Indians" at the right.

The Erie Canal, opened in 1825 across New York State, linked the Hudson River to Lake Erie and made the Mohawk valley a major route of trade.

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