Twenty Miles Up the Licking.

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  SKU: 56266

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• ARTIST: J. Hine

• PUBLISHER: Published in The Ladies' Repository.

• MEDIUM: Steel engraving, hand-colored,

  DATE: c. 1845.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 4 5/8 x 6 11/16" (11.7 x 17 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: A 19th-century perspective of Twenty Miles Up the Licking, captured as an engraving and hand colored to highlight the details. <br><br> Engraved by W. Wellstood. The Licking River is a tributary of the Ohio River that runs through northeastern Kentucky. An early name for it was Great Salt Lick Creek, making reference to the many saline springs near the river which attracted animals to its salt licks.

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

• CONDITION: Good condition with modern hand color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Kentucky