Item 50a - Item 50b: Engravings titled, “View of Northumberland.: (On the Susquehanna),” by William Henry Bartlett and Henry Griffiths , 1840
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 50a-50b
Dates
- Created: 1840
Creator
- Barlett, William Henry, 1809 - 1854 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving
Condition Note:
Good(a) and Near perfect (b)
Measurements:
{a} 11 in. x 8 in.
{b} 10 11/16 in. x 8 in.
Title:
View of Northumberland.: (On the Susquehanna)
Description:
An image of people walking along the Susquehanna River towards Northumberland. Two barges move towards the settlement and one barge sits on a canal. There are a few bridges leading to the town. The town itself is depicted by distant buildings. Northumberland is located in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 1772, a man named Reuben Haines founded the town and attempted to settle an English village. This land was purchased from the Iroquois in the first Treaty of Fort Stanwix in 1768. Northumberland was evacuated during the American Revolution and eventually resettled in 1784.
The Susquehanna River is a major river located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and covers much of Pennsylvania. It stretches 444 miles long, making it the longest river on the East Coast, and the 16th largest river in the United States. The river is made up of two main branches including the North Branch and the West Branch. The river drains 27,500 square miles that includes much of Pennsylvania. The river empties into the northern part of the Chesapeake Bay.
This print was illustrated by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Henry Griffiths. William Henry Bartlett, born March 26, 1809 in Kentish Town, London, was best known for his many drawings rendered into steel engravings. He was an apprentice to John Britton (1771-1857) and became one of the most foremost illustrators of topography in his generation. Bartlett traveled often leading him throughout Britain, the Balkans and Middle East in the 1840s, and to North America between 1836 and 1852. Making several trips to the United States during this time, he gathered sketches of scenery. He began in New York and visited Niagara Falls, much of New England and the mid-Atlantic region. From here he produced well-known renditions of many points of interest. His works are popular with the public and described as “charming” and what it felt to experience these wonders in the 1830s.
Henry Giffiths was born at Birmingham on June 12th, 1807 and was an engraver. He was placed with Mr. Lines, an engraver with a good reputation, after his termination of schooling. Under him, he studied the art of engraving and came to invent many methods of this practice. There has been some discourse of the originality of these methods. After a severe illness infected him, he was forced to
Location:
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Published in London
Transcription:
W.H. Barlett. H. Griffiths.
VIEW OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
(On the Susquehanna.)
Creator
- Barlett, William Henry, 1809 - 1854 (Person)
- Griffiths, Henry, 1807 -1849 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu