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Newport and its Scenery [on binding]
The City and Scenery of Newport, Rhode Island
Newport and its Scenery [on binding]
John Collins (American, 1814–1902)
Printer and Publisher: Thomas S. Sinclair (American, born Scotland, about 1805–1881)
Printer and Publisher: Thomas S. Sinclair (American, born Scotland, about 1805–1881)
1857
Place of Publication: Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 14 color lithographs
Dimensions
Overall: 31.3 x 43.5 x 1.3 cm (12 5/16 x 17 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800-1875
Accession Number2007.344
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Burlington, N.J.: n. p., 1857
Description(Burlington, N.J.: n. p., 1857) Oblong folio; 8 pp., plus 14 plates; contemporary gilt- and blind-stamped dark green cloth.
Views and map of Newport, Rhode Island. The prefatory text is unsigned, perhaps by the illustrator? The title states only "Illustrations, drawn on stone by John Collins." Each plate is signed "On stone by John Collins" and "T. Sinclair's lith. Phila."
Views and map of Newport, Rhode Island. The prefatory text is unsigned, perhaps by the illustrator? The title states only "Illustrations, drawn on stone by John Collins." Each plate is signed "On stone by John Collins" and "T. Sinclair's lith. Phila."
ProvenanceBy 1948, Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI; 1964, bequest of Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2007)