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Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of Paperback - 2011

by William Cullen Bryant


About this book

Picturesque America was first published by Appleton's as a serial, received semi-monthly by subscribers. Once their subscription was complete, the serials would be bound into a two-volume set, a variety of binding options available for the original 1872 and 1874 books. Picturesque America took readers on a tour of America through art and writing. It included 65 essays written by various authors, and was illustrated by 900 wood and 50 steel engravings. The engravings were done by variety of high skilled artists off of original drawings, mostly composed by artist Harry Fenn, the most prominent landscape illustrator in the US at the time.

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Title: Picturesque America; or, the Land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes ... cities and other picturesque features of our country. With illustrations ... by eminent American artists. Edited by W. C. Bryant.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.

The GEOLOGY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this collection contain a number of maps, charts, and tables from the 16th to the 19th centuries documenting geological features of the natural world. Also contained are textbooks and early scientific studies that catalogue and chronicle the human stance toward water and land use. Readers will further enjoy early historical maps of rivers and shorelines demonstrating the artistry of journeymen, cartographers, and illustrators.

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British Library
Bryant, William Cullen;
1881-85.].
4 vol.; 4.
10411.k.7.

First Edition Identification

The original two-volume set of Picturesque America was published by Appletons in 1872 and 1874. Delivered as a subscription serial, then bound once the subscription was complete, a variety of bindings is seen on these popular travel books. 

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  • Title Picturesque America; Or, the Land We Live In. a Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes Cities and Other Picturesque Features of
  • Author William Cullen Bryant
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 332
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher British Library, Historical Print Editions
  • Date 2011-03-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Maps
  • ISBN 9781241419615 / 1241419612
  • Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.69 in (24.61 x 18.90 x 1.75 cm)
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