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Title	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 14-1.
Creator	Hartwell, Alonzo, 1805-1873 (engraver) Brown, Nathan, wood engraver (engraver)
Contributors	John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description	Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at left: scene of Belgium, with man watching woman making lace before backdrop of cathedral and thatched-roof cottage; scene of Ireland, with man watching woman carry pail on her head across barnyard; scene of Holland, with ships and windmills, signed "Hartwell"; scene of Scotland, signed "Hartwell" with beret-clad man leading horse carrying dead deer; scene of Lapland, with man walking in snowshoes before backdrop of igloo and reindeer-drawn sleighs; scene of Russia, signed "Hartwell" with horse-drawn sleigh before backdrop with onion dome church; scene of Norway, signed "Hartwell" with men fighting bear with spears; scene of Sweden, signed "Hartwell" with woman picnicking on mountainside while man hikes with pickaxe; scene of Germany, signed "N. Brown S.C." with man spearing boar, man reading book with cathedral in background, and man hiking with castle in background; riot scene, signed "Hartwell"; scene of Prussia, with officers on horseback facing line of soldiers; scene of Austria, signed "Hartwell" with two women encountering a man with a calf in the mountains, with the cathedral visible in the background; scene of Switzerland, signed "Hartwell" with man on mountain next to dead mountain goat; uniformed man examining piece of paper while boy sleeps at candlelit table, signed "Hartwell"; scene of Spain, with man guiding two burros toward gates, and two large buildings visible in background; three men in horse-drawn sleigh (possibly including Napoleon) followed by armed men on horseback, signed "N. Brown S.C."
Subject	Belgium Ireland Netherlands Scotland Lapland Russia Norway Sweden Germany Prussia Austria Switzerland Spain
Date Original	18--?
Object Type	Wood engravings
Source	12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/morton#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website	http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format	image/jp2
Ordering Information	For information about the use of these images, contact Gail Gilbert (gail.gilbert@louisville.edu), Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library (http://louisville.edu/library/art/ ), University of Louisville.
Image Number	ULAL Morton Woodblocks 14-1
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