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Canadian Scenery
by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett
Vol. I: 1840, Vol. II: 1842


Original steel engravings over 180 years old

Sheet size: approx. 8.25x 10.75 inches
(scattered foxing on some plates, please click on thumbnails for enlarged view)

Born in Kentish Town, London in 1809, the young Bartlett was apprenticed to John Britton (1771-1857).

He became one of the foremost illustrators of topography of his generation, travelling not just throughout Britain, but to the Americas in 1839-42.

In the mid/late 1840s he travelled extensively in the Balkans and Middle East. He died of fever on board ship returning from his last trip to Israel in 1854.

bartlett portrait

 

Wigwam in the Forest
Wigwam in the Forest
(frontispiece to Volume I)

$25

Aylmer (upper Canada)
Aylmer (upper Canada)

(see enlargement for foxing, condition)


Quebec from the opposite side of the St. Laurence
Quebec from the opposite side of the St. Laurence

$30

Les Marches Naturelles (near Quebec)
Les Marches Naturelles (near Quebec)

$25

March on Lake Chaudiere
March on Lake Chaudière

$25

The Chaudiere near Bytown
The Chaudiere near Bytown

$30

Navy Island (from the Canada side)
Navy Island (from the Canada side)

$30

The banks of the River Niagara (below the falls)
The banks of the River Niagara (below the falls)

Burial place of the Voyageurs
Burial place of the Voyageurs
[Ottowa [sic] River]


$30

Scene among the Thousand Isles
Scene among the Thousand Isles

$30

Raft on the St. Laurence at Cape Sante
Raft on the St. Laurence at Cape Santé

$30

Raft in a Squall on Lake St. Peter
Raft in a Squall on Lake St. Peter

Scene from the Summit of the Fall of Montmorency
Scene from the Summit of the Fall of Montmorency

$30

Montmorency Bridge
Montmorency Bridge

$35

Prescott Gate, Quebec
Prescott Gate, Quebec

Wolfe's Cove
Wolfe's Cove

$30

The horse-shoe falls (from the Canada Side)
The horse-shoe falls (from the Canada Side)
[Hand-colored frontispiece to Volume II, 1842]

$50



Timber Slide at
Timber Slide at "Les Chats."

$35

The Lac des Allumettes
The Lac des Allumettes

$30

Portage des Chats
Portage des Chats

$30

Bridge at Bytown, Upper Canada
Bridge at Bytown, Upper Canada

$25

Falls of the Ottawa at Les Chats
Falls of the Ottawa at Les Chats

$25

Locks on the Rideau Canal (near Bytown)
Locks on the Rideau Canal (near Bytown)

$35

Mill on the Rideau River, near Bytown
Mill on the Rideau River, near Bytown

$35

The Ottawa River at Bytown
The Ottawa River at Bytown

$35

The Citadel of Quebec
The Citadel of Quebec

Orford Mountain (Eastern Townships)
Orford Mountain (Eastern Townships)

A Settler's hut on the frontier
A Settler's hut on the frontier

$30

Davis' Clearing (Eastern Township)
Davis' Clearing (Eastern Township)

$35

View from the house of R. Shirreff, Esq. (Ottawa River)
View from the house of R. Shirreff, Esq. (Ottawa River)

$30

Timber Slide and Bridge on the Ottawa
Timber Slide and Bridge on the Ottawa

$35

A Lake farm on the Frontier
A Lake farm on the Frontier

$30

Lake beneath the Owls-head Mountain (Eastern Townships)
Lake beneath the Owls-head Mountain
(Eastern Townships)


$30

View over Lake Memphremagog (from the Sugar Loaf)
View over Lake Memphremagog (from the Sugar Loaf)

$35

Working a Canoe up a Rapid
Working a Canoe up a Rapid

$35

Brockville, St. Laurence
Brockville, St. Laurence

$35

A Shanty on Lake Chaudiere
A Shanty on Lake Chaudière

$30

Indian Scene on the St. Laurence
Indian Scene on the St. Laurence

A first Settlement
A first Settlement

$35

St. John and Portland (New Brunswick)
St. John and Portland (New Brunswick)

$35

Old Fort, near Annapolis Royal
Old Fort, near Annapolis Royal

Kentville (Nova Scotia)
Kentville (Nova Scotia)

The Residence of Judge Haliburton (Author of Sam Slick)
The Residence of Judge Haliburton
(Author of Sam Slick)


$30

Cape Split (Bay of Fundy)
Cape Split (Bay of Fundy)


 

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