John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 19-1.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 19-1 .
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left : title page for "Arithmetic adapted to the course of instruction academies & common schools by P . A. Towne John P . Morton & Co . Publishers Louisville , Ky. "; skyline of a river city , with steamboats , including one named "Robt . E . Lee " on river ; boy and girl seated outside , with dog and hoop and stick beside them, and message "Sold by the booksellers throughout the U.S. " beneath them; circular image of man on mountain , with "Sigillum Collegii Bethelis " [Seal of Bethel College] in circle and "Vinces Perseverando. " [Perseverance wins everything] beneath image ; house with expansive lawn and circular drive ; man with horse watching blacksmith forge new horseshoe in his shop ; man showing pocket watches to boy and girl seated on his lap ; geometrical figure of cube with inscribed triangles ; people on grounds of large home or institutional building ; man in top hat with cane and woman confer with shopkeeper behind counter of what appears to be a pharmacy ; circular portrait of Benjamin Rush [a Founding Father of the United States] ; woman serving food to boy and girl seated at table ; number 19 .
Subject
Textbooks Cityscapes Steamboats Children Animals Mansions Houses Seals (Insignia) Blacksmithing Men Women Drugstores Stores & shops Servants
People Pictured
Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
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
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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
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 19-1
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