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Boone's first view of Kentucky

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1760s

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Boone's first view of Kentucky
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1760s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1857
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-176
Topics
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820
United States -- 1760-1769
Kentucky -- 1760-1769
Explorers -- Kentucky -- 1760-1769
Genres
Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Here from the top of an eminence, Boone and his companions first beheld a distant view of the beautiful lands of Kentucky. The plains and forests abounded with wild beasts of every kind; deer and elk were common; the buffalo were seen in herds, and the plains covered with the richest verdure."
Source note: The great West : containing narratives of the most important and interesting events in Western history. (New York : Geo. F. Tuttle, 1857) Howe, Henry (1816-1893), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: Sheet 21 x 14 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
Foxing and red ink stains on image.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168628
Barcode: 33333159309638
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 00f6b460-c530-012f-bf13-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

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  • 1857: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boone's first view of Kentucky" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f4b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Boone's first view of Kentucky" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f4b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1857). Boone's first view of Kentucky Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f4b2-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Boone's first view of Kentucky