A VIEW OF THE NEW YORK ERIE CANAL, "Clinton’s Ditch" -1835 Olney Woodcut

Description: Method of payment A VIEW OF THE NEW YORK ERIE CANAL, "Clinton’s Folly or Big Ditch" - 1835 WoodcutThe idea of a man-made system of waterways carrying people and freight throughout the new nation captured the popular imagination in the decades following the American Revolution. Canals were monuments to ambitious financing, spectacular engineering and backbreaking labor. Building a canal required a survey to determine the best route. In addition to digging the canal, builders needed to construct a road alongside for the horses that would tow the canal boats. Engineers also had to devise a system of hand-operated locks that canal operators could open and close single-handedly. The locks allowed a canal boat to pass smoothly and safely through hilly regions by raising and lowering water levels. Digging the canal took the backbreaking labor of thousands of workers. Economic recession and waves of immigrant laborers kept pay rates low for much of the canal building era. Many worked for as little as fifty cents a day, the equivalent of minimum wage in the twentieth century. From 1817 to 1828, the construction and opening of three major canals in New York: the Champlain Canal (1823), Erie Canal (1825), and Delaware & Hudson Canal (1828) - forever changed the face and fortune of New York State. These three artificial waterways connected the water highway of the Hudson River to Lake Champlain and Vermont, Lake Erie and the American Midwest, and to the coalfields of Honesdale, Pennsylvania. An engineering feat that defined a new nation in the eyes of the world, these three canals helped jump-start the industrial revolution and facilitated the expansion and goods, people, and ideas throughout the nation. The New York State Canal System is not only rich in history, but also culture. Many immigrants worked long and hard on "Clinton’s Ditch" to create this magnificent waterway. Folklore, songs and speech lingo emerged from those individuals working along the Canal. As the population grew and the Canal prospered, it became not only a transportation waterway, but also a vacation area for the well-to-do. Political opponents of the Erie canal, and of its lead supporter New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, denigrated the project as "Clinton's Folly" and "Clinton's Big Ditch". One Page - Related/Unrelated Text on Reverse (Expected age & handling) Any weird pattern and/or color streaks are picture artifacts not in the actual engraving(s) for sale. An Original Historical Print from HistoryOnPaper A Single Page with a 1835 Olney Woodcut (Related/Unrelated text on reverse) VERY RARE WOODCUT(S) ***Any color streaks are a picture artifact...this is a B/W woodcut Type of Print Lithograph - Wood Cut - Steel Engraving - Copper Engraving - Photogravure Printing Year 1835 Artist - Engraver - Publisher **** -****** - Jessie Olney Print Size (Approx) Page of 5.5 inches X 3.5 inches MAY BE ENLARGED IN PICTURE(s) Paper weight/type Thin - Medium - Heavy - Other Reverse side Single page - Text on Reverse Condition Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest) Description Minor aging and handling wear; occasional foxing spots; but overall very sound Please inspect picture Notes This Is An Original Print from History-On-Paper HISTORICAL INFORMATION: The early to mid 1800s produced a number of extremely informative geography books. They contained early maps and beautiful woodcut images. Some of the best were by J. Olney. 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