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Views of Susquehanna From the Foot of the Falls Above Columbia”

Description

Watercolor on paper drawing of "Views of Susquehanna From the Foot of the Falls Above Columbia", 1802, from the Latrobe Sketchbooks, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. In 1801, Latrobe was appointed by the Pennsylvania governor to work with the Susquehanna Canal Company of Maryland to make improvements to the Lower Susquehanna River. He surveyed the river with a small crew from October-November of that year and presented his work to the governor in March 1802. Latrobe's team began the forty-mile survey project to Havre de Grace, Maryland from Columbia, Pennsylvania. This view shows little falls, rocky river, and the high hills in the distance.

Date

1802

Materials

Watercolor on paper

Object ID

1960.108.1.8.16

Resource ID

4753

Notes

Sketchbook 8

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.