Bartlett, W.H. “Faneuil Hall, from the Water”

William Henry Bartlett. “Faneuil Hall, from the Water.” From N.P. Willis. American Scenery.  London: George Virtue, [1839-1840].  Octavo: ca. 5 x 7 (image).  Steel engraving by T.A. Prior. Smudges in bottom margin near title. Else, very good condition. William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) was a British landscape artist famous for his views of all parts of the world which appeared in a series of travel volumes issued in the nineteenth century.  Beginning in 1837, British publisher George Virtue began to publish what would become the most successful of all Bartlett’s series, a work written by American author Nathaniel P. Willis and entitled American Scenery: or Land, Lake, and River Illustrations of Transatlantic Nature.  The book and its prints were first issued in a series of parts running to November 1839, and then the entire work was issued in two volumes in January 1840.  This book and Bartlett’s prints were a huge success.  American Scenery was reissued numerous times up to about 18