Caption

Title page for: Washington Irving, Adventures and Encounters of Captain Bonneville, 1838, print, title page, publisher: widow Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes, Haarlem, printmaker, paper, engraving, height 215 mm x width 143 mm, Title page for: Irving, Washington. Adventures and Encounters of Captain Bonneville, on his adventurous voyages on the other side of the cliff mountains of North America. Haarlem, Loosjes Pz., widow Adriaan, 1838., title-page, A vertically oriented sheet with ornamental oval flourishes near the top and center, decorative serif and script-styled lettering arranged in centered lines, a horizontal ornamental motif consisting of mirrored rounded shapes with a small central dot, and smaller lines of fine printed text near the middle and lower portions, all printed in dark ink on a light, slightly textured background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B46_241

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Rights managed

Available size

52.2Mb (7.0Mb) / 11.5in x 17.6in / 3459 x 5276 (300dpi)

Keywords

Title page Washington Irving Adventures Encounters Captain Bonneville 1838 print title page publisher widow Adriaan Pietersz Loosjes Haarlem printmaker paper engraving height 215 mm x width 143 mm Irving Washington adventurous voyages side cliff mountains North America Loosjes Pz widow Adriaan title-page vertically oriented sheet ornamental oval flourishes near top center decorative serif script-styled lettering arranged centered lines horizontal ornamental motif consisting mirrored rounded shapes small central dot smaller lines fine printed text near middle lower portions dark ink light slightly textured background