Prints "Drawn After Nature." From Charles A. Dana's The United States Illustrated; in Views of City And Country. New York: Herrmann J. Meyer, ca. 1855. Steel engravings.
From 1833 to 1864, the Bibliographisches Institut issued a journal, Meyer's Universum, containing text and steel engravings of all parts of the world. It was founded by Joseph Meyer, and when he died in 1856 at sixty-one, his son Herrmann took over. Herrmann had been sent to the U.S. from 1849 to his father's death, issuing an American edition of Meyer's Universum and he also published Dana's volume The United States Illustrated. The following prints come from this latter publication.
Derived from Bartlett's "Niagara Fall. (From near Clifton House.)" $60
Derived from Bartlett's "View Below Table Rock." $60
The August 25, 1860 issue of The Illustrated London News was specifically focused on Niagara Falls and the Prince of Wales’–later Edward VII–visit there during his tour of Canada in 1860. The issue had a supplement on Niagara, which included a number of prints of the Falls based on drawing by George Henry Andrews (1816-1898), an Englishman who accompanied Edward on his tour. Two months later, another image was issued in the News based on a painting by Andrews. The composition and quality are much better than the usual illustrated newspaper print, for this is a very attractive and colorful image of Niagara from the edge of the American Falls. $325
"Niagara Falls. from the Canada side." New York: Currier & Ives, 1872-74. Small folio. 8 x 12 1/2. C:4461. Very good condition. Impressions of Niagara: 409
This is a reduced version of B. Hess' 1859 large folio Currier & Ives print, "The Falls of Niagara. `From the Canada Side.'" A classic print from America's greatest printmakers. $450
Arthur Lumley. "Niagara Seen With Different Eyes." From Harper's Weekly. New York: August 9, 1873. 13 1/2 x 20 3/8. Wood engraving. Very good condition. Impressions of Niagara: 411.
Niagara Falls has been illustrated over the last three centuries more times than any other American site. The size, power, beauty and astonishing visual impact of the cataract has been interpreted by artists and visitors in myriad ways. This delightful wood engraving by Arthur Lumley captures the variety of ways that Niagara has been seen, from "with the eye of the tourist" to "with the eye of the practical business man who 'runs' mills' to 'with the eye of the artist.' An iconographic image of an American icon. $150
Prints by Harry Fenn. From Picturesque America. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1873.
One of the most important ‘view books’ of the nineteenth century was Picturesque America, an impressive work which contained steel and wood engravings, along with text, illustrating natural wonders of America from the east to the west and from north to south. Not surprisingly, Niagara Falls was one of the featured sites.
Niagara Falls has been illustrated over the last three centuries more times than any other American site. The size, power, beauty and astonishing visual impact of the cataract has been interpreted by artists in myriad ways. Photographers also saw the Falls as a compelling subject and in 1857, Holmes took a photograph of the Horseshoe Falls from Goat Island, which was made into a wood engraving in London. This image is of particular interest for its depiction of the tower and walkway leading out to the edge of the falls, shown with a number of intrepid sightseers. $75
"The Falls of Niagara--On the Brink." and "The Falls of Niagara--The American Side, From Goat Island." From Harper's Weekly. New York: September 11, 1875. Two images on single sheet. Wood engraving. Hand colored. Impressions of Niagara: 432.
A pair of views showing tourists at Niagara. $60
After Louis Remy Mignot. "Table Rock, Niagara." From The Illustrated London News. London: July 22, 1876. 11 x 9 1/8. Wood engraving. Very good condition. Impressions of Niagara: 434.
A wood engraving based on a painting by the "late" Louis Remy Mignot showing the falls from the foot of table rock. $55
View Albums. Octavo volumes with folding views. Lithographs after photographs. Original stamped covers.
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