"The Valley of the Yosemite" hand-colored wood engraving. Extract from: David J. Williams, editor, America Illustrated, New York: Arundel Printing and Publishing Co., 1879.
Hand-colored wood engraving, signed in the plate "C. Crane, 1874." Image measures 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches. The plate measures 9 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches. Mounted on blank stiff board with tape, a second stiff board with a window with a clear plastic protective sheet; minor soiling to margins of the plate, the matting material also soiled. KD123-038. Very Good.
Not a first edition. David Williams' "America Illustrated" was in print for many years and was also handled by many different publishers. I was unable to identify the illustrator, C. Crane. The image was created in 1874 as signed in the plate, but difficult to identify the precise edition of "America Illustrated" this image was removed from. A pencil notation on the backing mount indicates an 1879 edition. Williams' "America Illustrated" was a popular illustrated book showing many points of interest throughout the United States.
Title: The Valley of the Yosemite
Created: 1874
Country of Origin: United States
Illustrator: C. Crane
Location Published: New York, NY, Arundel Printing and Publishing Company: 1879
Book Condition: Very Good
Size: 6 1/2 x 9 3/8 inches
Type: Woodcut Print
Categories: Art, California Local History
Seller ID: KD123-038
Keywords: america illustrated, c. crane, california local history, david j. williams, wood engraving, yosemite