Views of the United States and Canada
from The Port Folio

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Print from The Port Folio. Philadelphia, 1809-1827. Engravings and aquatints. Octavo; sheet size ca. 5 1/2 x 8 3/4. Very good condition, except as noted.

The Port Folio was a new type of American magazine, "Devoted to Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature." It was a product of the new century, appearing first in January 1801. It began as a weekly issue until 1809, when it became monthly until its demise at the end of 1827. As with the many magazines that followed it, The Port Folio included numerous illustrations, views, and portraits. These include views after John James Barralet, Thomas Birch, William Birch, George Strickland, William Strickland, Alexander Wilson and others, and they are some of the earliest views of American and Canadian sites.

New England

J. Sansom. "The Town of Sherburne in the Island of Nantucket." January, 1811. Engraving by B. Tanner. 4 x 8. NA
"From Burlington Bay on Lake Champlain." July, 1811. Aquatint. 3 5/8 x 5 7/8. $175
"Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston." November, 1811. 6 x 3 3/4. Engraving. $125
"A View of New-London from Manwaring's Hill." February, 1814. 4 3/8 x 6 7/8. Engraving. $225
Miss. O. White. "Falls on Connecticut River, at Gill, Mass." December, 1818. Engraving by C.G. Childs. 3 1/2 x 5 3/4. $150

New York

John James Barralet after sketch by Alexander Wilson. "General view of the Falls of Niagara." March 1810. 4 1/2 x 7 3/8. Engraving by George Cooke. Trimmed to neatline at top. Very good condition. Impressions of Niagara: 42. $225
"View of East-River or Sound, taken from Riker's Island, with a distant view of the Seat of Joshua Washington Esqr." December 1810. 3 5/8 x 6 1/4. Engraved by Peter Maverick. $175
"Rapids of the Niagara falls." July 1811. Aquatint. 3 3/8 x 6. Impressions of Niagara:45. $95
Inderwick. "The Mitchel-Light-House on Sands's Point in Long Island Sound." October 1811. 3 1/2 x 6. Engraving by Leney. $225
"Characteristic Scenery of the Hudson River." [Palisades, New York.] May 1812. 3 3/8 x 6 1/2. $150
“View of Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario from the Light House on the British Side.” October, 1812. 4 x 7 1/4. Engraving. $275
"View Near Coxsackie. Hudson River." January, 1813. 3 1/2 x 5 3/4. Engraving by W.S. Leney. $125
D. Charles. "On the East River." March 1813. 3 1/2 x 5 5/8. Engraving by Leney. $175
“Near Skeensborough On Lake Champlain.” [Whitehall, New York] June, 1813. Engraving by Hewitt. 3 3/8 x 6. Very good condition. $150
From a sketch by J. Glennie. "Catskill Mountains and the Steam Boat-on the Hudson River." November, 1813. 3 7/8 x 6 1/4. Engraving by Hewitt. $150
“Fort Niagara taken from the British side of the River at Newark.” April, 1814. 4 x 6 7/8. Aquatint and etching by William Strickland. $275
J. Glennie. "Distant View of the Highlands on Hudson River." October, 1814. 3 3/4 x 5 3/4. Engraving by Hewitt. $150
Thomas Birch. "South-east view of Sackett's harbour." May 1815. Aquatint and etching by William Strickland. 3 7/8 x 7 1/2. $250
"Attack on Fort Oswego." July 1815. Aquatint and etching by William Strickland. 3 3/4 x 7 1/2. $275
"A view of the Port of Buffaloe on Lake Erie." August 1815. Engraving. 4 x 7. $275
H. Reinagle. "Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain." October, 1818. Engraving. 3 1/2 x 5 3/4. $175

Mid-Atlantic

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"Buttermilk Falls." [Near Latrobe, PA] February, 1809. 4 1/8 x 5 7/8. Engraving by George Murray. $150
"The Cascade, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania." March, 1809. 6 7/8 x 4 5/8. Engraving by Cornelius Tiebout. $125
J.C. "Lower Falls Of Solomon's Creek." [Near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.] November, 1809. 6 x 4 3/8. Engraving. NA
J.C. "Upper Falls Of Solomon's Creek." [Near Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.] December, 1809. 5 7/8 x 4 3/8. Engraving. $90
F. Andrews. "Yellow Springs in Pennsylvania." July 1810. 4 1/2 x 6 3/4. Engraving by G. Murray. $175
"The Great Bend of the Susquehanna River, in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania." 1811. 4 3/8 x 7 1/2. Engraving. $150
A. Brackenridge. "Dickenson College." March 1811. 4 1/4 x 7 1/8. Engraving by B. Tanner. $150
William Birch. "Bath near Bristol, Pennsylvania." June, 1811. 4 x 6 3/8. Engraving. Missing section of bottom margin. $125
"South East View of Lehigh Water Gap." September, 1812. 4 1/4 x 6 7/8. Engraving. $165
Mrs. Mary Ann Potts. "View of the Sweeds Ford near Norristown." November 1812. 3 7/8 x 5 5/8. Engraving by Hewitt. $175
Lawrence. "View from the Hill at Bordentown." August, 1816. 4 1/2 x 6 1/2. Stipple and etching by Goodman & Piggot. With chips in top and bottom margins. $150
"Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania." June, 1817. 4 x 7. Engraving. $150
Maximilien Godefroy "from Nature 1819." "A Perspective View of the 1st. Independent Church of Baltimore." May, 1819. 4 1/8 x 6 1/4. Engraving by Tanner, Vallance, Kearny & Co. Trimmed at top (as issued) just touching image. First building built in the United States to house a Unitarian congregation. The building is still in use by this congregation. $150
"Yellow Springs. Chester Co. Penna." November, 1826. Ca. 3 x 5. $150
"York Springs. Pa." 1827. 3 7/8 x 6 7/8. Engraving by W. Wagner, York. $150

Canada

Alexander Robertson. "Near Berthier On The St. Lawrence." September, 1809. Engraving by Peter Maverick. $125
William Strickland. "A View of Quebec from Point Levy." April 1813. Engraving by W. Kneass. 4 1/4 x 7 1/8. $275
"On The St. Lawrence." July, 1813. Engraving by Hewitt. $90
“Queenstown, upper Canada.” August, 1814. 4 x 7. Aquatint by W. Strickland. Stauffer: 3059. $225
Major Riddle. "Battle of Niagara. from a sketch by Major Riddle." September 1815. Aquatint and engraving by Strickland. 3 7/8 x 7 1/2. Chip in bottom right corner. $275
"Capture of Fort George." July 1817. Aquatint. 4 5/8 x 8 1/8. $325