PUBLISHER: Published by D. Apppleton & Co., New York.
MEDIUM: Wood engraving,
DATE: c. 1870.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 3/4 x 6 1/4" (22.4 x 16.1 cm).
DESCRIPTION: From Picturesque America. The ocean can be seen beyond the gathered wheat field. "The coast of Long Island, on the south side, from Montauk Point to Nepeague Beach, a distance of three miles, is constantly washing away by the action of the heavy surf beyond the base of the cliffs, protected only by narrow shingle beaches of a few yards or rods in width." - W. W. Mather c.1840.
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CONDITION: Good condition with modern color.
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