Hand Colored Engraved Portrait of Henry R. Schoolcraft engraved by Illman & Sons
by Illman & Sons
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Robert E. Peterson & Co. Very Good. 1853. Engraving. From The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans; 1 pages; Excellent 19th Century Hand Colored steel engraved Portrait of Henry R. Schoolcraft engraved by Illman & Sons. Image measures 7" X 4" (14" x 11" matted). Clean sharp nicely colored image, matted in white stock with clear mylar. Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. He is also noted for his major six-volume study of American Indians in the 1850s. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquarian Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41885
- Title
- Hand Colored Engraved Portrait of Henry R. Schoolcraft engraved by Illman & Sons
- Author
- Illman & Sons
- Format/Binding
- Engraving
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Robert E. Peterson & Co
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1853
- Size
- 7" X 4".
- Keywords
- American Indians, 19th Century Engravings, Henry R. Schoolcraft, Illman and Sons, 19th Century Ethnographers, 19th Century American Explorers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana and American History; 19th Century; Art and Art History; Anthropology;
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About the Seller
Antiquarian Book Shop
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Washington, District of Columbia
About Antiquarian Book Shop
At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books in Georgetown for more than 30 years. Over those many years we have taken great pleasure from satisfying our customers' eclectic literary requirements in the shop and hope to continue in that tradition now that we have moved our operation on-line.Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 4,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. Our stock comprises antiquarian books, collectible books and scholarly books, as well as a selection of antique prints and ephemera.The books listed here represent only a small portion of our total inventory. We are in the process of cataloguing the extensive holdings in our warehouse (15,000+ books) and hope to flesh out these pages over the months to come. Our new format allows us to expand & update our listings frequently. We have included images of many items listed to better convey their quality and condition.