The Old Print Shop

The Menhaden Fishery on the Coast of Maine.

  • ARTIST: J. Davidson

  • PUBLISHER: Publisher unknown, but probably Harper's Weekly, New York.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving with modern handcoloring,

    DATE: c.1879.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 6 1/16 x 9 3/16" (154 x 233 mm) plus title and margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century view of the Menhaden Fishery on the Coast of Maine, captured as a wood engraving and handcolored to highlight the details.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 14 x 11" mat for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition.

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