Heart Cockle Shells by Captain Brown, 1845 Cityscape depicting a stylized scene reminiscent

depicting a stylized scene reminiscent of ancient Egyptian art

Dimensions: 17

and the mouth of the Hudson River

Edwards etched his plates and the result is a work of superb skill and breathtaking color that remains ever-popular and is now increasingly rare

Jedidiah Morse (1761 – 1826) was a famed geographer considered the “Father of American Geography”

Heart Cockle Shells by Captain Brown, 1845 Cityscape depicting a stylized scene reminiscentOriginal hand colored engraving from illustrations of the "Land and Fresh Water Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland," drawn and colored by Captain Thomas Brown and published in London in 1845. Unframed. Dimensions: 12. 5 x 15"