Price: $55.00
SKU: 51023
PUBLISHER: Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York.
MEDIUM: Wood engraving,
DATE: 1873.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 1/2 x 6 1/4" (11.3 x 15.9 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of the town of Rising Sun, captured as a steel engraving and handcolored to highlight the details. From "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In," edited by William Cullen Bryant and published between 1872-1874.<br><br> Rising Sun is a town in Cecil County, Maryland, historically situated in the disputed Nottingham Lots along the border between colonial Pennsylvania and Maryland. Established around a stone tavern in the early 1700s, which became a prominent stagecoach stop and local meeting place, the town was officially named Rising Sun by 1815 and incorporated in 1860.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 11" mat for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.
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