Item 22: Lithograph of the Delaware River, [by Augustus Köllner,] (removed to Print Box #5), 1844
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 22
Dates
- Created: 1844
Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, 1812-1906 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Lithograph
Condition Note:
Okay.
Measurements:
9 ¼ in. x 8 ⅛ in.; 15 in. x 13 ¼ in.
Title:
Delaware River above Easton Pa.
Description:
A lithograph of a man pulling a boat to shore and looking ahead to the river. Another man appears to be hiking or fishing upstream. Hills and trees rise in the distance. The Delaware River is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is the longest free-flowing river on the east coast that spans from New York to Delaware at 282 miles long. Its branches, the West Branch at Mount Jefferson in Jefferson, Schoharie County, and the East Branch at Grand Gorge, Delaware County, join in the Catskill Mountains of New York. These branches form the Delaware River in Hancock, New York and eventually empties into the Delaware Bay. It is referred to as the “Lifeblood of the Northeast” and provides drinking water to about 17 million people. Easton is located in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Located at the confluence of the Lehigh River and Delaware River, it serves as a geographic boundary with Phillipsburg. The town was named on September 8, 1751 when a letter was written to Colonial Governor James Hamilton by William Penn, requesting for it to be called “Easton.” It was named after Lady Juliana’s family estate. The Lenape Native Americans originally referred to present-day Easton and its surrounding region as Lechauwitank, meaning "the Place at the Forks". Artist, Augustus Kollner, conveys the same style, publishing year, and subject as item 26.
Augustus Kollner was a 19th century artist, etcher, engraver, and lithographer based in Philadelphia. He was born in 1812 in Wurttemberg, Germany where he also began his career. Starting out engraving book illustrations and animal portraits in the 1830s, he later immigrated to the United States. He worked as a lithographer at the Haas firm creating advertisements, bank notes, and cityscape views. In 1840 he settled in Philadelphia and established himself as a portrait painter.
Location:
Delaware River near Easton, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
above Easton Pa. Delaware River.
182
13 ⅞ x 15 /8
2977/15-
Creator
- Kollner, Augustus, 1812-1906 (Person)
Repository Details
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