Object Record
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Additional Images [11]
Metadata
Object Name |
Book |
Title |
Excerpts from "Our Whole Country" |
Catalog Number |
2004.41.500 |
Creator |
Howe, Henry |
Date |
1861 |
Material(s) |
Paper |
Dimensions |
H-9 W-6 inches |
Description |
This is a section of pages 903-941 from the text entitled "Our Whole Country: or the Past and Present of the United States, Historical and Descriptive" by both John Warner Barber and Henry Howe. The title page reads as follows in both red and black fonts: "Our Whole Country: / or the / Past and Present / of the / United States, / Historical and Descriptive. / In Two Volumes, / Containing the / General and Local Histories and Descriptions of each of the States, Territories, Cities, and towns of the Union; Also, biographical sketches of distinguished persons, together with a large and varied collection of interesting and valuable information for all classes, relating to every part of our country from the Atlantic to the Pacific. / Illustrated by Six Hundred Engravings/ Presenting view of all the cities and principal towns-public buildings-birthplaces and seats of eminent Americans-public monuments and those of the illustrious dead-battle fields-historical localities-relics of antiquity-natural curiosities, etc., almost wholly from drawings taken on the spot by the authors, the entire work being on their part the result of over/ 16,000 miles of Travel and Four Years of Labor. / By John Warner Barber, / Author of Historical Collections of Connecticut and Massachusetts, etc. / and / Henry Howe, / Author of Hist. Coll. Of Virginia, Ohio, and the Great West. / Volume II. / Cincinnati: / Published by Henry Howe, No. 111 Main-Street. / Sold exclusively by subscription. / 1861." The second page of this book fragment appears to be an engraving entitled with a signature of "John M. Barber." The image depicts a man in period dress of a top hat and overcoat standing in the center of a gravel path on a hillside. He is holding a small pad of paper and illustrating a scene in front of him. Off in the distance, in the background there is what appears to be a small port town. Under the image it reads, "Born February 2nd. 1798. / The portrait is from a Photograph-It represents the Author with pencil and port-folio in hand in the act of sketching from Nature-The likeness will be recognized by many in all parts of our Country, who say him while on his tour through the Union collecting materials and taking Sketches fro the Engravings in this work." The pages present are from the Kentucky chapter. Throughout these pages there are illustrations of various structures that were found in Kentucky. In addition, on page 936 there is are signatures of notable figures from Kentucky history. This includes Daniel Boone's signature on page 936, George Rogers Clark on page 937, Isaac Shelby on page 940 and Henry Clay that is also on page 940. A complete listing of the titles and page numbers for each of the images are as follows: "Arms of Kentucky" 903 "South-eastern view of Frankfort" 906 "State House, Frankfort" 907 "Military Monument, Frankfort" 907 "Graves of Daniel Boone and his Wife at Frankfort" 909 "View of the Central part of Louisville" 911 "Medical and Law Colleges, Louisville" 912 "Iron Bridge over Green River" 914 "Gothic Chapel, Mammoth Cave" 914 "View of the Mouth of Licking River, between Newport and Covington" 916 "South-western view of Lexington Court House" 922 "Ashland, Residence of Henry Clay" 923 "Henry Clay Monument" 925 "Old Fort at Boonesborough, 1776" 926 "Landing at Paducah" 928 "A Tobacco Plantation" 929 "A Religious Encampment in the Wilderness" 935 |
Collection |
Martin F. Schmidt Collection |
People |
Barber, John Warner Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 Cartwright, Peter Clark, George Rogers Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 Howe, Henry Logan, Benjamin, 1743-1802 Scott, Charles, 1739-1813 Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826 Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 |
Subjects |
Art Illustrations Wood engravings Engraving Engravings Engravings, Wood Books History Historic sites Historic buildings Historians |
Search Terms |
Frankfort (Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Lexington (Ky.) Books |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |