Lake George, New York, Fort William Henry and Ticonderoga Vignettes, circa 1850
€ 185
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
J. and F. Tallis, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13999-16
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Complete sheet; the bottom edge is folded over in a narrow strip along its length, with a few small nicks and a small chip near the left; the other edges straight. Light, uneven toning, lightly soiled along the left and right edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin and a small rust-colored spot below the imprint.
About this sheet
This is an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, lettered in an oval cartouche below the view "LAKE GEORGE." From a rocky, wooded bank in the foreground a seated man with a small box beside him looks out over a broad, calm lake. A single sailboat and a small rowing boat are on the water, a low island lies in the middle distance, and a range of mountains closes the far shore beneath heavy, sunlit clouds. At right two slender pines and a dead trunk rise over thick brush.
The emblem above the view shows a snarling wolf above a skull, with an animal in the distance; it is uncaptioned. Small standing figures are set into the side ornament: a soldier with a musket at left and a Native American man with a gun at right. Below at left, "MONTCALM'S TREACHERY AT FORT WILLIAM HENRY, 1757." shows a struggle at the foot of a fort tower, with an officer on horseback and fallen soldiers. At right, "MAJOR GENERAL AMHURST TAKES TICONDERVGA, 1759." shows a column of soldiers advancing with bayonets toward a walled fort on a height. No artist or engraver credit is lettered under the view. The imprint at the foot reads "J & F. TALLIS, LONDON, EDINBURGH & DUBLIN."
The plate belongs to the History of the United States of America, edited by John Howard Hinton (1791 to 1873), the English Baptist minister and author, and published by J. and F. Tallis about 1850. J. and F. Tallis were London publishers of illustrated works sold in parts around the middle of the nineteenth century. The vignettes recall two events of the French and Indian War: the killing of members of the British garrison after the surrender of Fort William Henry in 1757, and the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by British forces under Jeffery Amherst in 1759.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
