Price: $30.00
SKU: 49951
ARTIST: Robert Weir
PUBLISHER: Published by Johnson, Wilson & Co., New York.
MEDIUM: Engraving,
DATE: 1874
EDITION SIZE: Image size 5 3/8 x 7 1/2" (13.6 x 19.1 cm).
DESCRIPTION: In 1609, Henry Hudson was chosen by the Dutch East India Company to search for a passage to Asia. In September of that year, Hudson landed on the shores of the river that would be named for him and claimed the lands along it for the Dutch. This engraving, based on a painting by Robert W. Weir (1803-1889) depicts the English explorer's anchoring on the Hudson River. Hudson and his men approach the shore in a small boat, signaling their arrival and claim with a horn's blow and the Dutch flag. Their ship, the Half Moon, is in the background.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition save for small fox mark in title margin. B/W
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