Latrobe's Essay on Landscape, vol. 2, Vignette of James River

Benjamin Henry Latrobe1798/1799

Library of Virginia
Richmond, VA, United States

Latrobe describes this image as "an exact portrait of immense block or Chrystal of fine grey granite just above the Locks at Westhan on James River. It has been detached from the rock & has slid down the bank into its present situation."

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Title: Latrobe's Essay on Landscape, vol. 2, Vignette of James River
Creator: Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Date: 1798/1799
Location: Richmond, Va.
Publisher: Licensed under Creative Commons by Library of Virginia (CCBY)
Original Source: An Essay on Landscape, Explained in Tinted Drawings

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