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1984-52, Print
A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American Settlement of Farm
1984-52, Print

A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American Settlement of Farm

Date1761
Engraver
After work by
After work by
After work by
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving and etching on laid paper
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number1984-52
DescriptionLower margin reads: "A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American/ SETTLEMENT or FARM./ Dessein qui represente la maniere d'etablir et de parachever une Habitation/ ou FERME AMERICAINE./ Painted by Paul Sandby, from a Design made by his Excellency Governor Pownal Engraved by James Peake./ London publish'd according to Act of Parliament 20 May 1761, by Tho.s Jeffreys the Corner of S.t Martins Lane"Label TextThis print is from a series of twenty-eight prints of American scenes published under the title Scenographica Americana in 1768. The images range widely in content and geographical location, depicting the military structures at Port Royal in Guadeloupe as well as the wilderness of Passiac Falls in New Jersey. Many of the prints commemorated sites where the English were victorious during the Seven Year’s War, and were the first, large, accurate, and elaborately engraved series of views of America.ProvenanceBefore 1984, anonymous; 1984-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).