Green-Wood Illustrated: In Highly Finished Line Engraving, From Drawings Taken On The Spot (1847) - Paperback

by James Smillie (Author), Nehemiah Cleaveland (Other)

Green-Wood Illustrated: In Highly Finished Line Engraving, From Drawings Taken On The Spot is a book published in 1847 by James Smillie. The book features highly detailed line engravings of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, taken from drawings made on location. The engravings showcase the cemetery's beautiful landscape and architecture, including monuments, mausoleums, and statues. The book also includes a brief history of the cemetery and its founders. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of Green-Wood Cemetery or 19th-century engraving techniques.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.