Views of the falls of Niagara / painted on the spot in the autumn of 1846, by Major Henry Davis, 52nd Light Infantry ; lithographed in exact imitation of the original pictures by A. Laby and J. Needham.
Published / Created:
London : Thomas M'Lean, 26 Haymarket, 1848.[London] : The plates printed in colours by M'Lean and Co., general lithographers, 70 St. Martin's Lane
Physical Description:
[4] pages, [4] leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 88 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio C 2023 3Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title from printed wrappers. The head of the title bears a dedication to Prince Albert.The letterpress text is printed on a smaller bifolium (59 cm), the first page of which bears text largely repeating that found on the printed wrappers. Page [4] bears a lithographed "Plan of the Niagara River, from the Royal Ordnance Survey."
Contents:
Plates: The Horse-shoe Fall from Goat Island -- From the foot of the shaft below Table Rock -- Horse-shoe fall from the edge of Table Rock -- Autumnal sunset, from Goat Island.