Eagle Rocks by Meyer Herrmann (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Herrmann J. Meyer, New York 1854
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Engraving. Condition: Very Good. from The United States Illustrated; Steel Engraving; 4" x 6"; 1 pages; A truly beautifully hand-colored and finely executed steel engraving (drawn after nature) of the Eagle Rocks (Mississippi) from The United States Illustrated; in Views of City and Country. with Descriptive and Historical Artic…les, edited by Charles A. Dana and published by Herrmann J. Meyer 164 William Street, New York, c. 1854. Image measures 4" x 6" (14" x 11" matted). Matted in white stock with clear mylar. The Eagle Rocks are two lonely towers in the valley of the south branch of the Root River. Herrmann J. Meyer (1826 â" 1909) and his father, Joseph Meyer (1796-1856), were German publishers of the illustrated series Meyerâs Universum. In 1849 Joseph Meyer sent his son Herrmann to establish a publishing house in New York, which published an American edition of the Universum in 1852-53. This engraving was from The United States Illustrated; in Views of City and Country, which proved to be less successful, so Herrmann Meyer returned to Germany to the family firm.
