Orra White Hitchcock print of rocking stone, Fall River

Item Information

Title:
Orra White Hitchcock print of rocking stone, Fall River
Description:
A woodcut print (possibly a proof) by Orra White Hitchcock depicting the rocking stone in Fall River, Massachusetts, with a man standing to the left of the stone. The piece is annotated "Fig. 68" but it was published as fig. 75 in Edward Hitchcock's "Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts."
Artist:
Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863
Date:
[ca. 1840]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Genre:
Woodcuts
Scientific illustrations
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 25A Folder 56 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Formations, Geology--Massachusetts--Fall River--Pictorial works
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Final report on the geology of Massachusetts--Illustrations
Places:
Massachusetts > Bristol (county) > Fall River
Extent:
1 print : woodcut ; sheet 6 x 9 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:291638
Terms of Use:
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Notes (object):
Item is matted; full mat not digitized or measured.