Print (Line engraving)

Museum Object Number 1961.1783

Object Name

Print (Line engraving)

Title

A New DISPLAY of the UNITED STATES

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Amos Doolittle (Engraver, printer and seller)

Creator Notes

References: Groce and Wallace, Artists in America (1957). Doolittle is perhaps less remembered for his cartographic works - he produced many of the early best maps of New England, most notably for Mathew Carey in Philadelphia.

Date of Birth

05/18/1754

Date of Death

01/30/1832

Place of Origin

New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Date

August 14 1803 (1803-1803)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; New Haven Printed & Sold wholesale by Amos Doolittle, August 14 1803.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, Hand colored

Dimensions (inches)

20.9 (H) , 16.5 (W) , 20.6 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.1 (H) , 42 (W) , 20.6 (Image H) , 16.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.8-3.0 cm. Laid line frequency: 8-9 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Doolittle, Amos

Publication Date

08/14/1803

Place of Publication

New Haven, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America

Coloring

Hand colored with watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 213, p. 318.
[Article] Richards, Nancy E. 11//1971 The print collection at Winterthur, Part II. Antiques. 100 (5): 734-739.
• Published: fig. no. 3, p. 735.