This is a pair of interesting vintage woodcut engravings titled "The Celebrates Moore Cottage." and "Encampment of Gypsies." The engravings are in very good condition and were published in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, an illustrated newspaper out of Boston, Ma., on October 4, 1851.  The engravings are accompanied by a brief articles describing views. The gypsies were encamped just west of the Elysian Fields, near Hoboken, New Jersey, and the article describes their lifestyle, travel habits and occupations.

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The Irish Poet Thomas Moore lived in this cottage while on a visit to the United States in 1804. It is located in Belmont Park of Philadelphia on the banks of the Schuykill River.

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Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Minstrel Boy and The Last Rose of Summer. He was responsible, with John Murray, for burning Lord Byron's memoirs after his death. In his lifetime he was often referred to as Anacreon Moore.

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The overall size is approx. 11 by 15 inches. The paper is mildly age toned. There is text on the reverse side. This is not a modern reproduction. This is a vintage  engraving, over 160 years old, and guaranteed to be as described.

Woodcut engravings were used in the illustrated newspapers in the middle of the 19th century. To create a woodcut engraving, an artist would first draw his illustration on paper either from direct observation or from dagueorrotypes, or early photographs. Skilled workers would transfer the drawing to the surface of a very hard block of wood. Then the engravers went to work, carving into the wood to produce an original engraved block, from which plates were made for printing the images. This technique was used to create the pictures we find in Harper's Weekly and other illustrated publications including Ballou's Pictorial, Frank Leslie's publications, and Gleason's Pictorial.

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In response to inquiries we have recieved, please note; the terms used in our auctions, engraving, steel engraving, woodcut, lithograph, and photogravure refers to a PRINT, ie. an image on paper. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. The prints may be returned to us at any time for a full refund including postage