'The Chickahominy', 1872. Creator: William Wellstood.

'The Chickahominy', 1872.  Creator: William Wellstood.

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'The Chickahominy', 1872. River in eastern Virginia, USA: 'The Chickahominy is the chosen abode of all the known varieties of "varmints" of that region. The raccoon can here ply his trade of fisherman for the cat-fish and pike, or raid upon sleeping creepers or young wood-ducks'. 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]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. William Wellstood, attributed to: British, Scottish, 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. Steel

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 Virginia Chickahominy

  1. 37 42 00 N , 077 37 00 W

World North and Central America United States

  1. 38 00 00 N , 098 00 00 W

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3971x5391
File Size : 62,718kb


Aliases

  1. 0580070851
  1. 2-752-645
  1. 2752645

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