Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806-67) came from a publishing family and
began his writing career with contributions to magazines. He also
wrote poetry and plays but is best remembered as a travel writer.
In this two-volume work of 1840, his contribution (described on the
title page as 'the literary department') was to provide a narrative
for prints from the engravings of William Henry Bartlett (1809-54),
the famous British landscape artist, who followed already
established tourist routes in the United States to make his
drawings. Each of Bartlett's 119 engravings is accompanied by a
short essay by Willis, who states in the preface that it is his
intention to bring to the reader at home 'at small cost' the
sensations of travel which 'those whose lot is domestic and
retired' would never be in a position to experience for themselves.
The extremely popular work remained in print for thirty years.
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