1761 pownall (5 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. 13 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 19 x 25 cms. Category: Society for Army Historical Research; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

No binding. Condizione: Good. Good. Laid down on Italian stock with decorative borders added via pastedown. Size: Height 13.5 x width 20.75 inches. This is Thomas Pownall and Paul Sandby's illustration of the Great Falls of the Passaic River in New Jersey that appeared in the 1761 Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (and later Scenographia Americana), published in London. The falls would soon afterward become the site of America's earliest planned industrial city, Paterson. Date: 1761 (undated) Note: Natural Wonder, Engine of Industry. References: OCLC 863159102, 1455564872, 60575511.…

No binding. Condizione: Good. Good. Laid down on Italian stock with decorative borders added via pastedown. Foxing. Size: Height 13.5 x width 20.75 inches. This is Thomas Pownall and Paul Sandby's portrayal of the Cohoes Falls on the Mohawk River in New York that appeared in the 1761 Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (later Scenographia Americana), published in London. The falls were one of the great natural wonders of Britain's American colonies and, in the following decades, played an important role in the development of the Erie Canal and early industry in Upstate New York. Date: 1761 (undated) Note: One of the Great Natural Wonders of the American Colonies. References: OCLC 60575508, 863171826, 1455565944.…

No binding. Condizione: Average. Average. Surface scuffing and discoloration. Laid down on Italian stock with decorative borders added via pastedown. Foxing. Size: Height 13.5 x width 20.75 inches. This is Thomas Pownall and Paul Sandby's depiction of the town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the 1761 Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (and later the Scenographia Americana), published in London. At the time, the town was among the most unusual and innovative in Britain's American colonies, being home to a strict and industrious Moravian community. Date: 1761 (undated) Note: Religious Refuge on the American Frontier. References: OCLC 60575512, 1061948151.…

No binding. Condizione: Good. Good. Laid down on Italian stock with decorative borders added via pastedown. Size: Height 13.5 x width 20.75 inches. This is Thomas Pownall and Paul Sandby's illustration of the evolution of an American farmstead, from log cabin to gentlemanly estate. It is arguably the most famous and impactful image from the 1761 Six Remarkable Views in the Provinces of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, published in London. This view is not only one of the earliest illustrations of American settler life, but it has also been credited by Gilbron as 'the origin of the log cabin as a symbol of the American experience.' Date: 1761 (undated) Note: 'the origin of the log cabin as a symbol of the American experience.' - Gilbron References: Gilborn, Craig, Adirondack Camps: Homes Away from Home, 1850-1950, p. 14, figure 1.…