Yale College and State House, New Haven, Settlers En Route Vignette, circa 1850
€ 220
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Drawn by J. A. Davis NY; engraved and printed by Fenner Sears and Co.
Publisher
J. and F. Tallis, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Fair
Reference
BG-13999-15
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
Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; edges straight and without nicks. Light, uneven toning, soiled along the left, right and top edges. Foxing and several larger brown spots across much of the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, lettered below the view "YALE COLLEGE & STATE HOUSE, NEWHAVEN, CONNECTICUT." Across an open green, a row of long college buildings stands behind a white fence at left, broken by a tall square tower, a smaller domed cupola and a church steeple. At right a large columned building with a temple front faces the green beside a tall elm, with a second steeple behind it. Massed trees fill the center, and small figures and a carriage move along the paths under a broad, cloudy sky.
Above the view the border holds an uncaptioned emblem of a young man in a broad hat leaning on an axe beside a felled tree stump. Below at left, "SETTLERS EN ROUTE." shows a party of mounted and armed men with a covered wagon passing through woodland. At right, "PURCHASING THE LANDS." shows colonists with a document meeting Native Americans outside a thatched house, with goods laid on the ground. Credit lines are lettered just under the view: "Drawn by J.A.Davis NY" at left and "Engraved & Printed by Fenner Sears & Cº" at right, the London engravers and printers Fenner, Sears and Co. The number 19 is engraved at the top right of the frame. 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, and the plates of this edition set a central steel engraved view inside an engraved ornamental border with small lettered vignettes of episodes from American history. The title names New Haven, engraved here as one word, "NEWHAVEN".
A clear and balanced view of a New England college town that would suit a study, a library or a Connecticut collection.
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.
