Title
[Great Falls of the Potomac].
Creator
Cartwright, Thomas (Printmaker), printmaker.
Publication details
[London and Philadelphia] : [Atkins & Nightingale], [January 1 1802]
Physical details
1 print : hand-coloured aquatint and etching ; sheet 41.6 x 57.8 cm (trimmed below platemark), on support 56.3 x 74.2 cm
Description
Two men standing on the banks of the Potomac River at left look at the waterfall while four men fish on the opposite bank in the foreground, with river and forests in the background. Pasted on mount annotated on verso: 'Drawn by G. Beck, Philadelphia / Engraved by J. Cartwright, London / Published Jan.y 1st. 1802, by Atkins and Nightingale No. 143 Leadenhall Street, London, and No. 35, North Front Street, Philadelphia. / Great Falls of the Potomac'.
Place
Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.)
Other persons
Beck, George, 1748 or 1749-1812, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.122.36.11.TAB.PORTFOLIO.