Search Constraints

Start Over
You searched for: Collection Detroit Views Remove constraint Collection: Detroit Views Subject name ssim Farmer, Silas Remove constraint Subject name ssim: Farmer, Silas Topic Lithograph Remove constraint Topic: Lithograph
1 entry found
Number of results to display per page
View results as:
List Map Gallery

Search Results

1. View of Detroit in 1796, from the original painting in Paris

Description:
Black and white print of a lithograph depicting a view of Detroit from the Detroit River in 1794, taken from page 367 of Silas Farmer's The History of Detroit and Michigan. In the 1889 book, the citadel, then-present Wayne Street, Ste. Anne's Catholic Church, the old council house, the brig GENERAL GAGE, and Griswold Street are labeled below from left to right. In addition to the GAGE, a pair of smaller sailboats and a canoe are in the foreground. "S. Farmer" is printed in the lower left, and a blacked out signature is printed in the lower right. "Insert from Collot map, 1796" and "From the original painting in Paris" handwritten on verso.
Date Issued:
1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Detroit Views