Handsome original 1872 engraving of an illustration by Granville Perkins titled "Nanticoke Dam."

• In the foreground, there are two boats on the Susquehanna River below the dam. Farmhouses and the rolling hills of northeastern Pennsylvania are in the distance.



• This handsome engraving was published in 1872 in Picturesque America, a book inspired by the prose of William Cullen Bryant during an era when the wild landscape of rural America excited awe and wonder among its citizens, most of whom were city dwellers.



• The image area measures 15.2 x 22.8 cm [6¼" x 9"] on a larger sheet, with generous margins on all sides.



• Condition:  This engraving is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with no marks, rips, or tears. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions. There is letterpress text on the reverse side.



• Granville Perkins was an American illustrator and painter, best known for landscape and marine subjects. He contributed illustrations to numerous journals and books of the 1870s and 1880s.



• Nanticoke Dam was built in 1830, the same year the North Branch Canal was extended to Nanticoke, bringing increased commercial traffic to Luzerne County and the Wyoming Valley.



• This is an original, authentic antique engraving, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



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