Title

'Portland, from Peak's Island', 1874. Creator: John Douglas Woodward.

Caption

'Portland, from Peak's Island', 1874. View of the city of Portland, Maine, from Peaks Island off the Atlantic coast, USA. 'Nearer Portland is Peak's Island, luxuriant in foliage, and varied with natural bowers and lovely retreats. Here, too, is a favorable stand-point whence to look upon the genial and varied landscape...'. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes...with Illustrations on Steel and Wood by Eminent American Artists" Vol. II, edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1874]

Date

1874

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F28_115

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,6Mb (4,1Mb) / 15,1in x 16,1in / 4542 x 4815 (300dpi)

Keywords

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