De Veaux, Samuel, 1789-1852, The falls of Niagara, or, Tourist's guide to this wonder of nature , 1839
- Title(s):
- The falls of Niagara, or, Tourist's guide to this wonder of nature : including notices of the whirlpool, islands, &c., and a complete guide thro' the Canadas : embellished with engravings / by S. De Veaux.
- Additional Title(s):
Falls of Niagara
Tourist's guide to this wonder of nature- Published/Created:
- Buffalo : William B. Hayden : Press of Thomas & Co., 1839.
- Physical Description:
- viii, [1], 18-168, [2] pages, [5] leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 16 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsF127.N8 D48 1839Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3627315
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Last page blank.
Includes five wood-engraved plates, unsigned, including "Map of Niagara River, &c." as frontispiece.
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 19804
Includes errata, page 169.
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in publisher's original blind- and gilt-stamped purple cloth. - Subject Terms:
- Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and travel.Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Guidebooks.Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Pictorial works.Ontario -- Description and travel.Québec (Province) -- Description and travel.Thomas & Co. -- Printer.
- Form/Genre:
- Wood engravings -- 1839.
Guidebooks. - Export:
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- Plates: Map of Niagara River
- Niagara Falls from the American side, near the Ferry Staircase
- Burning of the Steamboat Caroline
- Niagara Falls from Canada near Clifton House
- View of Brock's Monument, Queenston Heights.
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