NIGHT HUNTING Black Bear CATSKILL MOUNTAINS NEW YORK

NIGHT HUNTING Black Bear CATSKILL MOUNTAINS NEW YORK (image 1/1)
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American Scenery Visit my Ebay Store for a huge selection of Antique Views NIGHT HUNTING CATSKILL MOUNTAINS Originally, the mountains' name was spelled "Kaatskil" by the 17th cent Dutch settlers - a spelling still attested in Washington Irving's "Rip van Winkle", taking place in this area and emphasizing the Dutch origin of the earlier European settlers t The old spelling is still used in various names such as that of the Kaatskill Kaleidoscope and the locally-published "Kaatskill Life" magazine. Today few places in the world surpass it for deer and bear hunting. The area also contains one of the largest black bear populations in the eastern United States . Antique steel plate engraving on paper Total size approx 8 x 11 inches Engraver John Roger 1810-1890 Drawn by W.H.Bartlett Published by: George Virtue circa 1839 for American Scenery or Land Lake and River, text by Nathaniel Parker Willis, illustrated from drawings by W.H.Bartlett. Condition: Good with full margins This beautiful engraving is over 150 years old and in good condition with margins. The small ebay illustration does not show the fine quality and detail. It would frame up easily into an excellent decorative and valuable collectors piece. Between 1836 and 1850, noted English artist, author and world traveller William Henry Bartlett made four voyages to the United States. read more
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