'Purgatory Falls, Head-Waters of the Roanoke', 1872. Creator: John J. Harley.

'Purgatory Falls, Head-Waters of the Roanoke', 1872. Creator: John J. Harley.

2-752-639 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Purgatory Falls, Head-Waters of the Roanoke', 1872. Waterfall at the source of the Roanoke River, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, USA. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. I, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1872]


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People Information

Creator
  1. John J. Harley, attributed to: American: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. William Ludwell Sheppard: American: Artist, sculptor, printmaker, engraver, illustrator, watercolorist
People Related
  1. William Cullen Bryant: American: Poet, journalist, writer, author, editor
  2. D. Appleton & Company: American: Publisher, publishers, publishing house

Medium
  1. Engraving
  2. Wood engraving

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World North and Central America United States Virginia

  1. 37 00 00 N , 080 00 00 W

World North and Central America United States

  1. 38 00 00 N , 098 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Natural Phenomena

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3846x5488
File Size : 61,837kb


Aliases

  1. 0580070845
  1. 2-752-639
  1. 2752639

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