Original wood engraving with a view of the city of Saint John, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, after a drawing by William Henry Bartlett. Signed "W. Howland sc." at the lower right of the image. The harbor is seen with sailing vessels, wooden wharves and timber rafts.
Original wood engraving with a view of the city of Saint John, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, after a drawing by William Henry Bartlett. Signed "W. Howland sc." at the lower right of the image. The harbor is seen with sailing vessels, wooden wharves and timber rafts.
William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) travelled North America between 1836 and 1842; his views, spread by Canadian Scenery Illustrated and American Scenery, form the most often repeated iconography of 19th-century Canada and the United States.
Medium: Wood engraving
Artist / after: after William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854)
Engraver / lithographer: W. Howland
Date: 1842
Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.6 in (23 x 14.3 cm)
Condition: Good condition; general age toning to the paper, with light staining in the margins